Accused Black Friday purse snatcher nabbed
Milford police say they've nabbed the man who stole the purse of a 65-year-old woman on Black Friday. Officials say 36-year-old James Porto III was arrested yesterday for attacking the woman and stealing
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Jan 5, 2012, 11:45 PM
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Milford police say they've nabbed the man who stole the purse of a 65-year-old woman on Black Friday.
Officials say 36-year-old James Porto III was arrested yesterday for attacking the woman and stealing her purse outside the Old Navy store on Boston Post Road.
Police say that a Good Samaritan witnessed the attack and chased Porto in the parking lot before tackling him, retrieving the purse from Porto and returning it to the woman.
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