BOCA RATON — Boca Raton Police arrested two men in connection with a purse snatching incident at Saks Fifth Avenue in Town Center at Boca Raton mall about 9:15 p.m. June 21.
A police report said the victim, a store employee, had just left work and was walking through the loading dock area toward the main parking lot when two males ran up to her and grabbed the bags she was carrying and her purse from her arm.
During the struggle, police said, the victim fell to the ground and sustained minor injuries. The suspects ran back to the main parking lot and left in a black Toyota Camry.
Officers located the vehicle at Glades Road and St. Andrews Boulevard. A brief pursuit led into a nearby housing development which ended when the suspects, identified as Gerald Allen, Jevaughn Bowen and a juvenile, drove down a cul-de-sac and were apprehended without incident.
Allen, 21, of North Lauderdale, is charged with robbery and violation of probation. Jevaughn Bowen, 22, of West Park was arrested for an outstanding warrant, and the juvenile who was apprehended was not charged with a crime and was subsequently released to his guardian.