FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thanks to witnesses who followed and cornered him, Gabriel Lopez was caught with a dagger and the woman's purse, Hanford Police say.
The woman opened her purse after Lopez asked for change and was looking through her wallet when he grabbed her wallet. After a struggle, he was able to get the wallet out of the woman's hands and run away on foot.
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Police say witnesses in the area chased Lopez down and cornered him until police arrived. Lopez is on parole and was arrested with a dagger and the woman's purse in his possession.
Lopez faces charges of robbery, elderly abuse, and possession of a dirk/dagger.
Gabriel Lopez