A Sept. 1 attempted robbery outside a Swanbrook Drive residence in Fayetteville was foiled when the husband fired shots in the air after a man ran into his yard and attempted to steal his wife’s purse as she was exiting her vehicle.
Fayetteville Det. Mike Whitlow said the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. as the homeowner arrived home in the subdivision off East Lanier Avenue, got out of her vehicle and was about to remove her young child from the car when a male mugger ran up and attempted to grab her purse.
It was at that time that the woman’s husband drove up in his vehicle and heard his wife screaming, Whitlow said. The husband took a firearm from his vehicle and fired several shots into the air, effectively scaring the subject off, said Whitlow.
The man ran into a nearby wooded area, Whitlow added.
The couple described the assailant as a dark-skinned male wearing dark clothing and a stocking cap and approximately 6-feet in height, Whitlow said.
