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Woman Pepper Sprays Ex-Boyfriend and Snatches His Gold Chain, Police Say

July 1, 2016 1:17pm | Updated July 1, 2016 1:17pm
A woman pepper sprayed her ex before stealing a gold chain off his neck, police said.
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CLINTON HILL — A woman pepper sprayed her ex-boyfriend and stole a pricey gold chain off his neck on a busy street corner, police said.

The 47-year-old man was standing on the corner of Washington and Myrtle avenues just before 11 a.m. on June 21 when his ex-girlfriend approached him and blasted him in the face with pepper spray, according to a police report.

The woman then snatched a $1,200 gold chain off his neck, police said.

The unidentified attacker fled in a gray Hyundai Elantra, police said.

No arrests have been made.

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