Lost Shopping Bags near Fashion Fair Mall
Description
Hi, I’m Maria Rodriguez. I lost shopping bags last Friday evening in Fresno. Around 6:20 PM I was at Fashion Fair Mall parking lot off Clovis Avenue and must have set my bags down beside a cart return near the store entrance. They’re a pair of blue canvas bags with groceries and a small birthday gift inside. There’s a grocery receipt, a pink gift bag, and a short list of errands tucked inside. I’m stressed because the bags carry items for my sister’s birthday dinner and I can’t replace them easily. Please check the nearby aisles and the cart-return area around Fashion Fair Mall.
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