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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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By ALISHA WYMAN
Register Staff Writer

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A purse was stolen from a parked car Saturday on Oak Knoll Road at Highway 29.

At 10:30 a.m., a woman reported that she had gone for a walk with friends and returned to find the passenger’s side window of her vehicle broken out, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office.

Her purse, which she left on the driver’s side floorboard, was gone, the office said.

Later in the day, a citizen found most of the items in a dumpster at Vintage High School and returned them to the owner. She was still missing her purse, her cell phone and $5 in cash, the office said.

14 comment(s)

Napa wrote on Oct 27, 2009 12:24 AM:

" Another incident that you don't leave goods in plain sight in your vehicle. If you do you're inviting trouble. "

Dirty Napkin wrote on Oct 27, 2009 6:41 AM:

" Duh! Put your purse in the trunk! "

suze wrote on Oct 27, 2009 7:46 AM:

" Another tempting invitation to thieves, are the folks who leave their purses in their grocery shopping carts.

They get distracted, leaving the cart with their purse unattended. I often see this in the stores.

My Mom had her purse stolen this way - be warned, you should not tempt those who would steal. "

proudmama2 wrote on Oct 27, 2009 7:51 AM:

" Interesting story...caught me eye because about a month ago, I went to Westwood Hills Park to look for acorns and when I came to the side of this one car the window had been broken out. There were two women sitting there who didn't even realize that their car had been hit. The woman said she had also let her purse on the seat before she went on her walk. Same robber??? "

whoa cowboy wrote on Oct 27, 2009 9:02 AM:

" Not only put it in your trunk, but do it before you get to the place you're parking in case you're being watched. "

DL wrote on Oct 27, 2009 10:52 AM:

" whoa cowboy: Good advice. Also, don't think it's o.k. to leave an empty purse just because it's empty. The thief doesn't know it's empty, & you'll probably still end up with a broken window. It could even be worse if the thief gets angry over breaking in and getting nothing. "

Napkin wrote on Oct 27, 2009 12:48 PM:

" Putting valuables in the trunk not such a good idea either. Car may not have a trunk if it's a hatchback and lots of cars have access to the trunk via the interior of the car by a remote latch or the back seats folding down. Best advice, take the darn thing with you. "

thenews wrote on Oct 27, 2009 1:37 PM:

" How is this news...are we that small of a town that stealing a purse with five dollars in it makes the paper. Can't we talk about bigger issues than every pot arrest or who has been arrested for meth...the whole theam of this paper is very low brow. You guys have been around for a long time...bring up your standards. "

localmama wrote on Oct 27, 2009 1:40 PM:

" Seriously....is this really worth the ink or the space on the page??? "

besmartbesafe wrote on Oct 27, 2009 2:16 PM:

" Good question localmama...3 weeks ago my car along with others was spray painted and not even a blurb about that made the paper...I would think that people would want to know about vandalism more than they would want to know about a purse with five bucks in it... "

brownstain wrote on Oct 27, 2009 3:10 PM:

" seriously...... this is NOT newsworthy. However, the guy who was J-walking on Imola, that should make a front page headline "

109823 wrote on Oct 27, 2009 6:23 PM:

" Although not really news worthy it is enlightening for those who might be leaving their valuables in plain sight. Just two weeks ago a vehicle was broken into at a local gym, when young girls left their purses in the car. It's been said before several times when tough economic times are here the hardest hit occassionally turn to drastic measures. Take the necessary precautions to discourage these actions. "

JMB wrote on Oct 27, 2009 6:59 PM:

" The reason it's newsworthy is to tell the general public that this sort of robbery and vandalism is going on so we can all be aware of it. Maybe find a pattern to catch the person(s). I never leave anything valuable in my car, even on a quick trip into a store, and that's with the doors locked. You can never be too careful these days. "

John Richards wrote on Oct 27, 2009 9:27 PM:

" It's not so much the $5 that was stolen as the inconvenience and hundreds of dollars it will cost the owner to repair the car window. I agree that this sort of thing needs to be reported so we'll know where the bad neighborhoods are. "

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