A day after a woman was knocked to the ground as she tried to stop two men from fleeing in a car after a purse-snatching incident, officers had the suspects in custody, the Roseville Police Department reported.
An officer spotted a vehicle at 6:45 p.m. Sunday and thought it fit the description of the one involved in Saturday's crime, said Dee Dee Gunther, a department spokeswoman.
The driver was arrested after the vehicle was pulled over at Foothills Boulevard near Vineyard Road, she said, and investigation led to the arrest later of the second suspect at a home in Sacramento.
The purse-snatching incident occurred at 5:47 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Sam's Club, 904 Pleasant Grove Blvd, she said. The victim, 51, was walking when a man grabbed the purse and ran to a waiting vehicle, she said.
The woman gave chase, tried to grab her purse as the man got into the vehicle and was knocked down as the auto was driven away, Gunther said.
The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
Within hours, the woman's bank cards were used for purchases at several businesses in south Sacramento, Gunther said.
Arrested Sunday was Michael Damon Foley, 19, of Roseville on suspicion of robbery, burglary, conspiracy, possession of stolen property, forgery, grand theft and assault with a deadly weapon.
The second man, Coby Masanobu Ishihara, 19, of Sacramento, was booked in the Placer County jail on suspicion of similar offenses, Gunther said. Bail was set at $50,000 for both men, she said.
Roseville Police Chief Michael Blair said he was glad the victim was not seriously injured, but he cautioned citizens not to fight with criminals over stolen property.
"The best thing to do in a situation like this is to get to a safe place, be observant and give police as much information as possible," he said in a news release.
By Art Campos - acampos@sacbee.com
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