[From article]
The woman was eating at a Wendy’s on East 14th Street near University Place when she realized her wallet was missing around 3:50 p.m. July 17, according to police.
She had mistakenly left the gray Marc Jacobs wallet at the condiments counter, where Cory White, 35, swiped it, cops said.
He went straight to a nearby liquor store and bought $46 worth of booze, then went to Journeys and purchased $109 of kicks, police said.
The quick-thinking victim whipped out her cellphone and checked the banking mobile app, where she saw the recent purchases. She then ran over to the stores, cops said.
She found White in front of the nearby Journeys store, where he dropped the wallet and tried to flee.
The brave woman chased him into the Union Square subway station, where he elbowed her in the face — but that didn’t stop her. She was able to hold onto him until police arrived.
http://nypost.com/2014/08/07/woman-hunts-down-thief-using-bank-app/
Badass woman uses app to hunt thief, corners him until cops arrive
By Natasha Velez
New York Post
August 7, 2014 | 2:04pm
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