PURSE-SNATCHER ZAPPED BY PASSERBY

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March 11, 2011 (Rancho Penasquitos) – A would-be thief opened the car door and stole a purse from a woman, 53, in a parking lot outside Union Bank at 13200 Black Mountain Road yesterday, San Diego Police report. A witness armed with a taser chased the suspect and zapped him with the taser at Paseo Montalban and Twin Trails Drive.

 

Police arrested Brendan Eads, who was treated for minor injuries and booked into jail on a grand theft charge.
 


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