On Saturday night, a 74-year-old woman was pushed to the ground, and the suspect violently took the woman’s purse from her in the Grocery Outlet parking lot, according to the Irvine Police Department.
A woman who saw what happened chased after the suspect and, after a brief struggle, was able to get the victim’s purse back.
IPD officers rapidly responded to the area, and with the help of another citizen, they located the suspect hiding in the nearby movie theater.
Stheysi Radilla-Espinoza, 25, from Orange, was arrested for robbery, elder abuse, and battery…