Long-haired woman in long dress sought over purse-snatching spree in Tokyo

Well, it seems that the purse snatcher was clever enough to wear the most non-descript and general disguise possible. Perhaps, if he/she continues the spree, they'll stumble over during the getaway wearing that one piece.

She must be the first woman in Japan with a long dress and long hair.

Bags snatching in Japan? Wow!

Great description! They'll find her tomorrow, because no other woman in Japan has long hair and wears a long one piece dress.

Strange... I would think a long one-piece dress is not the best choice of clothing to get away quickly. But what do I know about pickpocketing.

"...the suspect has been described as being a young woman with long hair and wearing a long one-piece dress, police said."

Well that narrows it down to 99.9% of the female population in all of Japan.

Keep your eyes open everyone for someone matching that description and maybe - just maybe - we'll catch her before her next theft.

Probably she need some cash for her Pachinko time ..

With this detailed description, I am sure they will find her in no time. Too bad if its a man who takes off the wig and wears slacks most of the time.

@daniel, not so harmless at all. Might be a jump off to bigger crimes. And what if the victim lost her balance and fell on the ground head first?

Extreme criminals, at least harmless.

I wouldn't have thought a long dress was the best chosen attire if your means of attack and escape was a bicycle.

@Mexicano

pretending to be a 60 year old woman,

It helps if you read the story, let me help you

a woman in her 60s was walking along the sidewalk when suddenly a young woman on a bike rode up behind her and attempted to steal her bag

Could be a dude though

I just wonder if it REALLY IS A WOMAN!! It could be some MAN, with a WIG and a WOMAN'S DRESS, pretending to be a 60 year old woman, but really the criminal is a smarter than average criminal.