THUNDER BAY -- A 71-year-old woman injured during Sunday’s purse-snatching incident at a local apartment building was not the only victim this past week.
According to building manager Doreen White, Red River Towers management is looking to increase security after three seniors were robbed in the building’s parking lot.
“My tenants are terrified to go outside,” White said.
After returning to the apartment building, three women on three separate occasions were robbed mid-afternoon last Monday and Wednesday and most recently on Sunday.
In all three incidents, the suspect stole the women’s purses, one of which on Mother's Day sent a victim to the hospital for minor injuries.
White said the issue has nothing to do with the suspect getting into the building because there are cameras and the doors are always locked.
Instead the suspect is watching for tenants getting in and out of vehicles and ripping their purse right off their arms.
“I have posted a notice to buddy up with somebody if they are going out or to call myself or my husband and we will walk them to their vehicles,” White said.
White added she’s advising her tenants to leave their purses in the building and only bring what’s necessary until the suspect is caught.
The property owner is looking at increasing security and White said she’s noticed more police presence in the neighbourhood since the robberies.
