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I recently (read) about a robbery in the newspaper. It (happen) in a shopping centre in Hull, England. A woman in her 60s (feel) unwell when she (collapse) in the shopping centre one busy Saturday morning. A crowd of people (gather) round to help her. At the same time, a man (manage) to take her purse out of her handbag. A builder doing some work nearby saw what (happen) and (chase) the robber.
The builder (catch) up with him and (pin) him to the ground. Meanwhile, the people who (help) the woman phoned for an ambulance and the police. The police (arrest) the robber and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment.