Game Over: Central Ohio law enforcement working together to stop teen thieves Bethany Bruner, The Columbus Dispatch Purse_Snatching Replay Video UP NEXT Halle decided to go to the Kroger grocery store at 2000 E. Main St. on the Near East Side on Dec. 20 to buy groceries for a friend who had lost their job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 7 p.m., Halle, who does not want her last name used for fear of retaliation, began loading the groceries into the back of her SUV as she saw another vehicle stopped in the aisle. Within seconds, a teen had jumped out of the SUV and grabbed Halle's purse at the same time she did. A short struggle ensued, ending with Halle's purse being stolen with her wallet and cellphone inside.