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Caught on Camera: Thief Steals Woman's Purse From Truck at Gas Station

"He could’ve ended up in my truck," the victim said.

Security footage captured a sneaky thief on camera at a Temecula gas station as he grabbed a woman’s purse from her truck when she was distracted Monday night.

"He could’ve ended up in my truck," Amber Winbury said.

Winbury was out to warn others on social media after she was a victim of the theft.

Winbury was pumping gas at the Valero gas station at the intersection of Pachenga and Temecula Parkways.

She said she noticed men at other pumps watching her, but really wasn’t sure why.

That’s when, as she was distracted pumping gas, a man pulled up next to her truck. He opened the door on the side of the truck, nabbed her purse and took off in his car.

A man alerted Winbury that he thought he saw someone steal from her.

Luckily Winbury said her wallet wasn’t inside the purse and was on her driver’s side seat, so he didn't get any of her credit cards or identification. 

She said she would file a police report, hoping the clear surveillance images would lead to the thief's capture and arrest. 

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