President of SECUR-U Inc. Douglas Penson was presented with the "Chief's Commendation" award in recognition of his meritorious effort in 2008 from Halton Regional Police Service.
Headline read.... "Man dubbed hero in purse-snatching Citizen's quick action leads to arrest" article released January 25th, 2008 by Stephanie Hounsell.
Alarm bells went off in Doug Penson's mind when he saw a man heading away from a Main Street bank clutching a red purse.
"I said, 'This guy is not the type of guy to carry that kind of purse,'" Penson recalled.
That initial thought set in motion a sequence of events that eventually led police to a suspect in the purse snatching of a 66-year-old woman walking with a cane.
Police said that at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, the woman had left the CIBC bank at 147 Main St. and was headed to her vehicle in the rear parking lot when she was approached from behind.
A robber forcefully removed her purse from her shoulder and knocked her to the ground before fleeing, police said.
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