Greentown man arrested after diving through open car window

Posted 8/21/12

NEWFOUNDLAND, PA — Brian Gray of Greentown was arrested after diving into the open passenger-side window of a car, stealing a woman’s purse, then taking off.

State police at Honesdale say …

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Greentown man arrested after diving through open car window

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NEWFOUNDLAND, PA — Brian Gray of Greentown was arrested after diving into the open passenger-side window of a car, stealing a woman’s purse, then taking off.

State police at Honesdale say Gray parked beside Marie Farrell of Randolph, NJ, who was parked near the True Value Store on Main Street in Newfoundland.

Gray watched Farrell for a few minutes, then left his vehicle and dove through her window. The two struggled, and the strap of the purse was wrapped around her neck. Eventually, Gray got the purse away from the victim and fled in his 2005 Chevrolet Blazer.

Farrell was able to give police a description of the car and three of the letters on the vehicle’s license plate. Police launched a search and found the vehicle on Teak Drive in Pike County. Gray was arrested, admitted to the crime and showed police where he ditched the purse. He was sent to Wayne County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

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