HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – Whether it is a quick walk down the street or to your car, or even if you set it down for an instant, thieves need only seconds before your purse and all of its valuables can disappear.
Within an hour in a Virginia Beach Target, NewsChannel 3 found many purse problems, from shoppers leaving their bags unzipped, to leaving them unattended in shopping carts.
“A lot of us have that mentality that it can’t happen to us, that’s not going to happen to us, it can happen to you,” says Suffolk Police Detective Heather Linville. “It’s the nature of the crime, they do whatever is easiest for them.”
Detective Linville says many purse thefts are crimes of opportunity.
However, with styles, color, and sizes often the priority, when fashion faces off with protection, who wins?
NewsChannel 3’s Kelly Rule brought her personal collection to Suffolk Police Headquarters to find out.
Watch NewsChannel 3 at 11 Monday night to find out what Kelly learned and what you can do to protect your purse.
