Posted: 07/06/2012 10:06:58 PM EDT
Saturday July 7, 2012
BENNINGTON -- An elderly woman walking on School Street was the victim of an attempted "strong-arm robbery" Thursday, according to police.
The woman was walking near Bennington Elementary School sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. when she was approached by an older black man who demanded money and tried to snatch her purse, police said.
The woman told police that she thought several people who were leaving a nearby house scared off the assailant. Police ask anyone with information to contact the Bennington Police Department.
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