Fleet-footed thieves escape police

YOUNGSTOWN — An employee of the Schenley Carry-out on Mahoning Avenue told police that a bank deposit bag was snatched from his hand as he left the store Monday afternoon and the male thief ran to a waiting car. Officers on their way to a call on North Schenley Avenue saw the employee chase the suspect across Mahoning and saw the suspect get into a tan Chevrolet Cavalier. The male driver and the robbery suspect got out of the car and ran, with Patrolman Frank Bigowsky chasing the driver toward North Schenley and Patrolwoman Kelly Lamb chasing the passenger toward North Hazelwood Avenue. Neither was caught. Lamb, during her run, came across a third suspect in a yard on North Hazelwood who had a “large lump” on his hip and dropped a bundle of cash before running south toward Mahoning. He, too, was not caught. The bundle contained $550, reports show. The suspects’ Chevrolet was towed and held for detectives. The plates on the vehicle are registered to a Ford.