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Story summary
- Police arrested 29-year-old Ashante Whittaker for alleged senior handbag thefts.
- Thefts occurred between Sept. 1 and Oct. 6 near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West.
- Whittaker allegedly stole purses placed in shopping carts from senior shoppers.
- She faces four theft-under-$5,000 counts, two unauthorized credit-card use counts, and two fraud-under-$5,000 counts.
- Police ask anyone with information or additional victims to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.