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Updated at 11:32 p.m., Monday, June 9, 2008

Waianae purse-snatching suspect arrested

Advertiser Staff

Police today arrested a 20-year-old man as a suspect in a May 20 robbery investigation in which a 79-year-old female victim was injured.

The man was arrested at a Lihu'e Street residence in Wai'anae.

Police said in snatching the victim's purse at 6:45 a.m., the suspect caused the woman to fall and suffer injuries. Charges are pending.