Liberta man arrested and charged for bag-snatching offences and will appear in court on Thursday

The Liberta man who robbed two women in the space of just over an
hour on Tuesday, July 11, has been arrested and charged.

The Police have slapped 23-year-old Shane Grant with two separate
counts of larceny.

He is accused of stealing several valuable items and cash during the
incidents in which he snatched two women’s handbags and ran off.

Grant was expected to appear before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh
in the St. John’s Magistrates Court today, Thursday, July 13.