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City Man Faces Charges After Stealing Purse On Saturday

A Jamestown man who allegedly stole a woman’s purse from a grocery store parking lot and was later found hiding under a bed is facing charges.

Officers with the Jamestown Police Department were called at 2:50 p.m. Saturday to Tops Markets on Foote Avenue for a report of a man taking a woman’s purse from her cart as she was loading groceries into a vehicle.

An investigation found that the man involved was 45-year-old Gary L. McCann, who reportedly fled the area after the larceny.

McCann was later located hiding under a bed at a nearby apartment. Officers were able to locate most of the stolen property taken from the woman.

The city man was issued tickets to appear in Jamestown City Court on charges of petit larceny and grand larceny.

Officers were assisted Saturday by a K-9 unit with the New York State Police.

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