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WILKES-BARRE — Police say at about 6 p.m. Friday a woman and man were walking down South Main Street, near Chuck Robbins Sporting Goods, when two males, possibly teenagers, approrached from behind.

The males passed on each side but the male closest to the victim grabbed her purse.

The victim’s acquaintance and another unknown male in the area attempted to chase the suspects but they got away on bicycles, police said.

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