Frisco police are planning to host a personal safety town hall following recent crimes.
They're not all connected but police say several robberies and thefts have one thing in common: The victims are South Asian women.
Tuesday, police announced they'll host a town hall on Wednesday focusing on personal safety and crime prevention. It’ll take place at 6:30 p.m. in the city council chambers. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and space is limited,Laxmi Tummala, a trustee with the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple, says people in the community are concerned.Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters“Doing such a thing as just going for a walk and have somebody approach you is scary,” said Tummala.
In each case, police say the suspects – a man and a woman -- used conversation to approach their target, then placed jewelry on the victim before removing it along with the victim's own necklace. “It's a simple necklace. It surprises me that it’s what these people want to go after but it’s just a simple necklace that we wear to represent that somebody is a married woman,” said Tummala.
Police released an image of the suspects' dark-colored SUV, possibly a Chevrolet Traverse, following the two thefts reported last week.at about 3:15 a.m. on Nov. 15, police say a victim reported that suspects forced entry into their home and assaulted multiple members of the household with a weapon, restrained them and took a large sum of cash prior to leaving.on El Dorado Parkway.
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