Two transients accused of taking an 80-year-old woman's cash after she left a bank in Chino Hills were apprehended in Orange County during unrelated investigations, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
On March 20, the woman, whose identity has not been released, was sitting in her car in the parking lot of Larios Meat Market, 4008 Chino Hills Parkway, when a man and a woman came up to her vehicle and distracted her, the SBSD said in a news release.
The woman, identified by authorities as 47-year-old Nadia Stroe, allegedly opened the vehicle's passenger door and grabbed the purse, leading to a struggle over the bag.
Store eventually let go of the purse and fled, but not before grabbing the cash, investigators said.
Detectives identified the man as 42-year-old Agapie Vidrel, and he was arrested on Oct. 9. Stroe, meanwhile, was captured on Oct. 23.
The pair faces charges of robbery, elder abuse and conspiracy.
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