BOSTON (WHDH) - An armed robbery suspect accused of stealing an elderly woman’s purse inside a Boston CVS was arrested Sunday after she returned to the scene of the crime in search of her missing cellphone, police said.
Officers responding to a reported armed robbery at the CVS on Tremont Street about 8:03 p.m. Sunday met the victim, who told them a woman had just pushed her down in the store and took off running with her purse, according to Boston police.
During the course of the investigation, police say a Good Samaritan found the woman’s purse on the Arlington Street overpass bridge and a knife with a brown handle was found directly outside the store. The suspect’s cellphone was also found at the scene, police said.
A short time later, as detectives and officers were scouring the scene for clues, Mary Gallas, 37, of Boston, was arrested when she returned to the store to look for her cellphone, police said. She is expected to be arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court on charges of armed robbery on a person over the age of 65 and assault and battery on a person over the age of 65.
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