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Man arrested in Wantagh purse-snatching

A Glen Cove man knocked a 73-year-old woman to the ground in Wantagh parking lot Tuesday, ripping away her pocketbook, Nassau County police said.

Christopher Nelson, 21, of 11 Maple Ave., was arrested by police shortly after knocking down the victim at about 5:36 p.m. in a parking lot at 1340 Wantagh Ave., police said.

He was arrested on charges of second-degree robbery, criminal possession...

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