13yo steals woman’s purse, punches her in the face, other teens ransack her belongings

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A 13-year-old Washington boy was arrested earlier this month after he snatched a woman’s purse at a Seattle pharmacy and punched her in the face when she confronted him, authorities said.

The incident in the 2600 block of Southwest Barton Street on April 6 was captured on the pharmacy’s surveillance camera.

The video shows two teens walking up to a woman near the entrance of the pharmacy when one of the teens swipes her purse from her hands.

As the woman chases the teen outside the store, the contents of the purse are strewn onto the sidewalk. Other juveniles can be seen in the video picking up the items that fell out.

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Officer-worn bodycam video shows officers approaching the 13-year-old suspect. "Am I being detained?" the teen asked.

The suspect was seen trying to run from police as officers placed him under arrest. An officer replied that he is being detained and informed the teen that he is being arrested for robbery.

"Robbery? What the f---," the teen can be heard saying.

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