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Police: Woman fights back against purse-snatcher in Wantagh

Police say a woman fought back against an alleged purse-snatcher in Wantagh. Police say Michelle Hendrickson stole a woman's pocketbook inside a McDonald's on Wantagh Avenue. News 12 is told the

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Mar 30, 2014, 2:43 PM

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