2 women arrested in robbery of 90-year-old woman

MINNEAPOLIS --Minneapolis police say they've arrested two women who they believe robbed a 90-year-old woman as she left her neighborhood grocery store Aug. 5, according to CBS Minnesota.

After the station aired pictures of the suspects captured by surveillance cameras, viewers who recognized the women contacted CrimeStoppers, reports the station.

"It was a horrible robbery," Minneapolis police inspector Mike Sullivan said. "A 90-year-old female victim, and we felt very sad about it."

Marguerite Cornish's weekly visit to her favorite store in the Nokomis East neighborhood was violently disrupted as she walked home.

"The older lady came out and she says, 'I have a gun under my blouse,'" the 90-year-old victim told the station. "She said, 'I want your money.' I was stunned. I couldn't say a word. I just stood there."

According to the station, Cornish said she only had about $30 in cash in her purse and no credit cards.

Police say within hours of seeing news reports about the crime, people who recognized the suspects got on the phone.

"We had several call-ins on CrimeStoppers, and they knew exactly who they were and had a vehicle description, and we knew where they lived," Sullivan said.

Police say 28-year-old Morgan Bierman and 43-year old Tracy Williams are now in jail facing robbery charges, according to CBS Minnesota.

"It says that CrimeStoppers works, and we couldn't be more pleased," Sullivan said.

Police say they are looking at other robberies to determine if the same women were involved, reports the station.