purse snatching
Grabbing someone's handbag
Purse snatching is the crime of grabbing someone's purse or handbag and running off with it.
The act typically happens quickly in public places—on sidewalks, in parking lots, near ATMs.
Unlike robbery, which involves threat or force, purse snatching relies on speed and surprise: The purse snatching happened so fast she couldn't even describe the thief.
- snatcherOne who seizes quickly
- grab and runSwift theft with escape
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- petty theftMinor stealing offense
street crime · handbag · larceny · criminal charges · mugging · yank · prison sentences · shoppers · tourists · situational awareness · surveillance cameras · commuters · police patrols · broad daylight · filching · getaway · quick getaway · assault
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- street crimesmugging, pickpocketing, robbery, carjacking, vandalism
- stranger crimesrandom attack, random shooting, mugging, street robbery, street crime
- elder abuseelder neglect, elder fraud, senior neglect, nursing home abuse, caregiver abuse
purse snatchingpickpocketing
Theft from pockets
embezzlement · identity theft · cybercrime · white-collar crime · fraud
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Safeguards against stealing
property protection · security · safekeeping · asset protection · crime prevention
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Transferring to another
donating · gifting · charity · generosity · philanthropy