Supermarket Baggers Bag Alleged Snatcher

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Two supermarket workers gave a whole new meaning to their job description when they bagged a man who police said had grabbed a customer’s purse and tried to flee.

Southaven police Capt. Cliff Freeman said the woman was inside the Kroger supermarket earlier this week when the purse snatching occurred.

He said two grocery baggers, ages 17 and 20, heard her scream and took off in pursuit of the culprit.

The baggers were faster.

“They tackled him hard,” Freeman said. “His collarbone was broken when he hit the pavement.”

Richard H. Blow, 33, of Memphis, was arrested and charged with petit larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia, Freeman said.

Freeman said the customer, a 60-year-old Memphis woman, was not injured and her purse was returned.

The names of the two store employees were not made public.