Woman robbed of purse, car in Western Addition

Two men robbed a woman of her purse Monday evening and then drove away in her car in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood, police said.

The 47-year-old woman was in the area of Grove Street and Divisadero around 9:40 p.m. when the two men pushed her to the ground and stole her purse, police said.

The suspects fled in her vehicle and have not been arrested. The victim was not injured.

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