Crime & Safety

Woman Finds Someone Rummaging Through Her Stroller at the Library

According to Birmingham Police, a woman tried stealing a wallet from a stroller but fled when confronted.

Birmingham Police are reviewing surveillance tapes from Baldwin Public Library after a woman reported that another women tried stealing her wallet out of her stroller.

According to police reports, the woman was in the children's section of the library around 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. The woman told police she left her stroller in the hallway, just outside the children's area.

At one point, however, the woman told police that she noticed another woman going through her stroller. After approaching her, she said the woman was holding her wallet.

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The woman immediately handed the wallet back, then fled the library. According to police, the woman is described as being approximately 20-30 years old, wearing black clothing and with brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. 

Anyone with information about this incident can call the Birmingham Police Department at 248-530-1889. 

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