Eight Firefighters Catch Theft Suspect - Stockton Fire Department

December 14, 2006 California - A purse snatcher hopped the wrong fence Wednesday, landing at the feet of eight Stockton firefighters who chased the teen until he gave up. According to police, the 17-year-old boy grabbed a purse off the arm of a 73-year-old woman who was walking at Pacific Avenue and Robinhood Drive about 4 p.m., knocking the woman to the ground. The boy was then chased by witnesses to the back of Stockton Fire Department Station 4, where firefighters said they heard the witnesses ...