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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Woman takes down purse snatchers at Houston coffee shop

Woman takes down purse snatchers at Houston coffee shop (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – There’s a funny saying we all are familiar with that goes “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning coffee” and one Houston resident had to put that into action when someone tried to mess with her WHILE she was having her morning coffee.

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The fact in Houston people can’t even enjoy their coffee anymore is one thing, but KPRC 2 has learned that an unidentified woman attends Uncle Bean’s Coffee on Houston Ave. every morning. And on this day, when two thieves tried to steal her purse, she had to show them why they picked the wrong day.

Surveillance video shared by the coffee shop shows the woman taking off as soon as her purse is snatched and the two thieves take off running.

They didn’t run fast enough though because the woman was right behind them and showed them what time it was by bringing them to the ground, getting her purse back, and hopefully returning to her day, uninterrupted.

KPRC 2 reporter Rilwan Balogun will be sharing more on this story in a live report later today and make updates to this article.


About the Authors
Ahmed Humble headshot

Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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Nigerian-born Tennessean, passionate storyteller, cinephile, and coffee addict

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