Lyon County authorities have arrested a Salem man for theft after a woman's purse was taken at McDonald's in Eddyville. 

Lyon Deputy Josh Travis was dispatched to a theft complaint Aug. 6 at the restaurant. The investigation revealed a senior couple from Illinois had stopped at the restaurant just after 12:30pm where they ate lunch in the dining room of the restaurant. The female victim accidentally left her purse draped over a chair before leaving the business. 

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