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A woman walking with two small children was robbed about 9:45 p.m. Thursday on Rose Street near Acton Street. 

Police Capt. Bobby Miller said two teen-age boys rode up alongside her on their bicycles. As they rode past her, one of the bikers tried to snatch her purse off her shoulders. Initially she held on to it, Miller said. Then the biker returned and threatened her to give it up. This time she released the purse. It contained her identification and credit cards. Two witnesses immediately reported the strong-arm robbery to police.