Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CHICAGO, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A purse-snatcher didn't know what he was getting into when he tried to pluck a purse from the left shoulder of a 94-year-old Chicago woman. Police said the woman struggled with the assailant, described as a 30- to 35-year-old man, when he tried to pull the purse off of her left arm Tuesday as she was getting into her car, The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday. Advertisement The victim was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where she was treated for arm and face bruises and was in stable condition. Police said they have not yet caught the assailant, who managed to escape with the bag.
