was charged in December with unarmed robbery and larceny from a person<\/a>. She later pleaded no contest to both charges.<\/p>\nOn Monday, May 18, Leinenger was sentenced to 11 months of probation.<\/p>\n
The purses were taken within 30 minutes of each other. The first was stolen from a shopping cart at a Kroger store in Rochester Hills. <\/p>\n
The purse belonged to a 64-year-old woman and contained a phone, wallet, necklace and prescription medication.<\/p>\n
Roughly a half hour later, authorities were dispatched to a nearby Meijer store, where they found Leinenger. She reportedly grabbed a purse from a shopping cart and ran to the back of the store.<\/p>\n
Roughly a half hour later, authorities were dispatched to a nearby Meijer store for a robbery, where they found Leinenger. She reportedly grabbed another purse from a shopping cart and ran to the back of the store.<\/p>\n
Police said the 71-year-old victim chased Leinenger and knocked her down with the shopping cart before fighting over the purse.<\/p>\n
Leinenger got hold of the purse and ran toward the front of the store before falling and injuring herself.<\/p>\n
She was taken into custody at the scene and the purse was returned to the victim.<\/p>\n
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