Lake George couple arrested for stealing purse from handicap cart
September 12, 2008 10:21 AM
A Lake George couple has been arrested, accused of stealing a purse from a motorized handicapped shopping cart at an area Wal-Mart.
According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, an elderly couple had returned the shopping cart to the charging station at a Queensbury Wal-Mart when the purse went missing.
The purse contained paperwork, credit cards and cash.
Police were able to identify the suspects through surveillance video. Fifty-one-year old Deborah Root and 48-year-old Gerald Root were arrested and each charged with one count of fourth-degree grand larceny.
