Floyd Winkler Steals Handbag Containing $4,000 in Jewels From Parked Automobile
- Title of event
- Floyd Winkler Steals Handbag Containing $4,000 in Jewels From Parked Automobile
- Type of event
- Bag Snatching
- Race of actor
- Black
- Race of subject of action
- White
- Address of event
- Floyd Winkler Steals Handbag Containing $4,000 in Jewels From Parked Automobile Happened Entirely at E 132nd St & Park Ave
- Report on event
- Floyd Winkler Steals Handbag Containing $4,000 in Jewels From Parked Automobile Sole event referenced by $4,000 Jewel Theft From Woman Driver Leads To Smashing of Alleged Purse-Snatching Ring
- Start date / time
- July 16, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Evening)
- Description
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"[Floyd] Winkler is accused of snatching a handbag containing $4,000 in jewels from an automobile on July 16 last... [and of an] additional quarrel in which he is alleged to have shot his opponent. Winkler has been sought by the police ever since the July evening when he is said to have sprung on th erunning board of an automobile driven by Mrs. B. Fuler of Belle Haven, Greenwich, Conn., and snatched the woman's purse from the seat behind her. The theft occurred at Park Avenue and 132nd Street, while the auto had stopped for a traffic light."