Largo Police are searching for two suspects following a violent purse snatching in a busy Walmart parking lot. 

  • Incident occurred on July 8
  • Victim was 53-year-old woman riding motorized shopping cart
  • Have information? Call Det. Arlington at 727-587-6730

It happened just after 6:30 p.m. on July 8 at the Walmart on Roosevelt Blvd. Police say Crystal Ann Dennington, 53, was riding a motorized shopping cart towards the entrance of the store when she was approached by a woman exiting a blue Hyundai Elantra. 

Surveillance cameras captured the suspect snatching a purse from the motorized cart. Dennington ran after the suspect, grabbing onto the door handle of the car and getting dragged along as they sped off. 

 

 

Police said as the car sped off she eventually lost her grip and fell, sustaining serious injuries. They identified the woman and the driver of the car as Tanesha Gary, 36, and Shanan Diaz, 38, respectively.

Gary has a long criminal past, and Diaz has felony charges pending in Lee County. 

Anyone with information about these two suspects is asked to call Det. Brendan Arlington at (727) 587-6730.