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LOS ANGELES - A nursing student was robbed of her life savings in a brazen daylight theft at a Reseda car wash, and the whole thing was captured on surveillance video.

What we know:

The victim, who asked to be identified only as Anahita, was vacuuming and cleaning her car on Thursday when a white Jeep pulled alongside her.

While she worked, a man darted into her car and snatched her purse. Minutes later, the suspect returned, rifled through the glove compartment and stole her wallet, which contained cash, credit cards, and her driver’s license.

The video shows Anahita trying to stop the robber, but he shoved her to the ground before speeding away. She was left with bruises and scrapes.

The second-year nursing school student had withdrawn $4,000 from a nearby bank shortl

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