Pair wearing bandannas rob woman of purse, fail to get man's wallet (175).

LACONIA — Police are investigating one robbery and a second attempted robbery, both committed by two suspects wearing bandannas, which took place two-and-a-half hours and approximately a mile apart on Wednesday night.

The first incident occurred near where Bisson Avenue turns into Strafford Street, around 7 p.m., when a woman who was walking was approached by two people, who she thought were a man and a woman, whose faces were covered by bandannas. One of the two demanded her purse, which she gave them, and the pair fled in a maroon four-door sedan.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a man walking his dog on Lincoln Street near Union Cemetery was approached by two people, one of whom he described as a man, who asked for his wallet. He refused, went into his home and called the police.

Police Capt. Bill Clary said yesterday that "persons of interest" have been interviewed, but officers are pursuing their investigation. Anyone with information about either or both of the incident should contact the Laconia Police Department at 524-5252 or the Greater Laconia Crime Line at 524-1717.