Newly elected councilor robbed at watch party

[November 13, 2009]  TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Newly elected Tulsa City Councilor Maria Barnes learned just hours after her election it's like to be a crime victim.

Barnes was at her election watch party Tuesday night when a man grabbed her wallet from her purse and ran. Barnes and several supporters chased the suspect several blocks before catching the 26-year-old suspect and holding him for police.

The man was arrested for petty larceny and public intoxication and later released on $600 bond. He could not be reached for comment.

[Associated Press]

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