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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer on horseback
nabbed a suspected purse snatcher after chasing her through the
streets of Manhattan at full gallop — a wild scene evoking the
clip-clopping past of a city where lights, sirens and squad cars
are the norm.
The late Wednesday morning pursuit began when the victim
reported the theft. The officer — whose name has not been
released — and his horse quickly took up the chase that was
captured on his bodycam and also by a television news crew that
happened to be in the area for an unrelated story.
The officer repeatedly screamed at the suspect to stop running,
but she refused while denying she had taken the purse. The brief
hoof chase went along sidewalks, under scaffolding, between
parked cars and across streets before the woman was stopped by a
pedestrian and then detained by the officer.
The woman was charged with larceny and providing false
information. Authorities said she had been convicted of murder
in the April 2000 fatal shooting of a cab driver and had served
time in prison before being released. She is currently on
lifetime parole.
No injuries were reported in the chase.
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