Crime On The Rise?

A crook snatched a purse from a Mobile woman on Mother's Day right in front of the woman's 8-year-old daughter. It happened in a shopping center parking lot on Cottage Hill Road near University Boulevard. The woman contacted News 5 because she's concerned about crime in the area, "is this starting to become a bad problem in this area? Cause, it used to be, you know, safe, I thought. But, I don't think it's safe anymore," said purse snatching victim, Suzy Lindblom. This isn't the first crime to take place in the area. Back in August, a man was shot during a robbery outside the Sai Gon Super Market. In April, Mobile Police say there was an attempted robbery in the parking lot of Big Time Diner. And just last week, a man was murdered on nearby Dartmoor Lane. We asked Mobile Police if crime is on the rise in the area, "well, you know, officers are out there right now trying to do everything they can to make sure that robberies don't become a problem in the area," said Mobile Police spokesman, Officer Eric Gallichant. Police say they are still investigating Lindblom's purse snatching, but so far, no one has been arrested. Police also tell News 5, robberies are up throughout the city, and that's something they are focusing on.