RFP Staff
♦ Suspected Big Lots purse snatcher Robert Maurice Singletary was arrested in Salisbury at around 3:15 a.m. Saturday.
Singletary was charged with common law robbery, larceny from a person, and obtaining property by false pretenses. Under a secured $25,000 bond, he is now in the Rowan County Detention Center.
A RFP Article posted on December 5th about Robert Maurice Singletary:
“The Salisbury Police are hunting for Robert Maurice Singletary, 24, formerly of 1210 W. Horah Street in Salisbury and whose current whereabouts are unknown, for two alleged purse snatching incidents in November at Big Lots on 711 East Innes Street. The first taking place on November 23rd when Singletary allegedly approached a 65 year-old woman inside of Big Lots and shoved her shopping cart, snatched her purse, and fled through the front door.
The second purse snatching incident allegedly occurred on November 29th when Singletary was said to accost Dolores Burack, 69, from Virginia in the Big Lots parking lot and was reported to snatch her purse with enough force to drive the woman to the ground where she struck her head and had to be treated at the hospital. That lot, which includes Big Lots, Office Depot, and K-Mart, was the scene of several successful purse snatchings in late November.
Singletary is said to have outstanding warrants for common law robbery, felony larceny, and two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.”
Robert Maurice Singletary’s previous record:
If anyone has information about Singletary or his current location they are requested to call the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333 or Salisbury Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
