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Woman's purse snatched in Boynton Beach Walgreen's parking lot

A woman was walking to her car in a Walgreen's parking lot Sunday evening, shortly after 6 p.m., when a man snatched her purse and took off in a tan Mazda.

The woman was able to flag down an Ocean Ridge police officer at a nearby Wendy's.  The officer attempted to stop the fleeing Mazda by drawing his duty weapon.  But the Mazda drove toward him, causing him to jump out of the way. 

A local all points bullitan was issued and a Delray Beach Police Officer spotted the car at the corner of Lake Ida Road & Swinton Boulevard. 

The driver and his alleged purse-snatching passenger were finally taken into custody. The driver, Daniel Fink, 23 and his passenger, Derek A Lewis, 28 were arrested and later confessed to detectives.

Lewis had a MasterCard and a Florida drivers license belonging to the victim. 

Neither the Walgreen's victim nor the Ocean Ridge Police Officer was injured. 

Fink and Lewis were sent to county jail. 


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