JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A tip to Crime Stoppers has allowed police to identify a 39-year-old woman as the suspect accused of stealing a wallet from an elderly woman's purse at a Publix store earlier this month.
Police said the theft happened in the early afternoon of Dec. 5 at the store on Normandy Boulevard. One week ago, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released surveillance video of a woman, identified now as Lori Harris, who police said was following the 84-year-old victim for about 15 minutes before finding an opportunity to snatch the wallet.
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When the victim bent down, the thief took the wallet out of her purse and ran out of the store, police said. The victim did not realize the wallet was missing until she went to pay for her groceries.
On Thursday, police said they'd identified Harris had an arrest warrant was obtained, but she was not yet in custody. She is wanted on $25,000 bond.