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# Woman’s car stolen after keys were snatched from her hand
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/womans-car-stolen-after-keys-were-snatched-from-her-hand/
- Published: 2002-05-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:17:59.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

■A woman’s car was stolen after a man ripped the keys from her hand while she was shopping at a Santa Monica store.

At about 5:20 p.m. on May 12, a woman was shopping at 2 Frugal Brits, located at 3000 Lincoln Boulevard, when a man took her keys she was holding, ran outside to her car, and sped off in the vehicle. The woman’s purse, containing cash, a cell phone and miscellaneous items, was in the car.

The 1979 Cadillac was recovered at 11:15 p.m. the same night at Fairbanks Avenue and Chester Place in Long Beach. There was no damage to the car.

The suspect is described as a male Hispanic, 5’ 9”l, 30 years old, wearing a baggy gray shirt and gray pants.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 23, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052302.pdf?ref=smdp.com)