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Violent Dallas Purse Snatching Caught On Video

Updated 5:15 p.m. 4/14/2011

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A Dallas woman hopes someone comes forward to identify two people who stole belongings from her car and dragged her across a parking lot on the evening of Tuesday, March 29th.

The incident was caught on surveillance video, which you can see here:

Violent Purse Snatching Caught on Tape by Dallas Police Department on YouTube

25-year-old Adriana Ibarra says she was on her way to work at about 9:30pm near the intersection of Luna Road and the LBJ Freeway.

She was approached by a man and a woman, both in their early 20's.

"He told me you need to give me everything you have, right now, give me everything" she said.

Ibarra says the male suspect held a knife to her torso and forced her up against her car, while the female suspect opened her car trunk and took her laptop computer.

Ibarra tried to prevent the male suspect from stealing her purse.

"I just kept thinking you work so hard for this, you work so hard for this, don't let them take it," said Ibarra.  There was a struggle and the victim was pulled across a portion of the parking lot, receiving cuts and bruises.  "Yes, I was aware he had a knife," she said. "But I don't know why my personal safety came second."

Ibarra is a college student and at the time she was working two jobs.  She says she now has three jobs.

Ibarra says the female suspect yelled at the male suspect.  "She was like 'cut that (expletive.) Kill her.  Cut her,' and that's when he took his knife back out."  Ibarra was not stabbed but she did receive cuts and bruises from being dragged.

Dallas Police says detectives have exhausted all leads and they are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects.  Senior Corporal Kevin Janse explains what's on the surveillance video. "You see the suspects who I would describe as cowards, basically, for the fact that they use the cover of darkness.  They park in the far corner of the parking lot and then they basically sneak up on our victim," says Janse.

Police recommend that victims give thieves what they want.  "Hopefully you're never victimized but if you ever are, we say give them your property.  Nothing's worth your life," said Janse.

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