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Boston Valet Fights Off Knife-Wielding Purse Thief with Umbrella

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 3, 2009 at 6:37 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 3, 2009 at 6:37 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - A Boston parking valet armed with an umbrella is being credited for helping a woman fight off a knife-wielding purse snatcher.

Police said Tuesday that 61-year-old Barbara Pero of Auburn was attacked Monday night outside a Boston condominium just after her car was brought up by a valet parking service. A man forced his way into the car and threatened to kill her.

When Pero jumped out and screamed, 23-year-old valet Felix Vega grabbed a blue wood-handled umbrella from his manager's office and began beating the suspect.

Forty-eight-year-old Richard Morse fled but was arrested nearby
with Pero's purse. He was ordered held on $150,000 cash bail
Tuesday after a judge was told he has previous convictions for
mayhem and armed robbery. It was unclear if Morse had hired an attorney.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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