After 2 thefts on the blocks near Church Street, female residents say they feel safe but wouldn't travel alone.

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After two larcenies in downtown Burlington during the month of August, female residents said they feel safe but aren't comfortable traveling alone.The Burlington Police Department released the details of the incidents Friday. One woman told police she was approached on Aug. 2 by a group of six men on Elwood Street.Watch this storyThey attempted to take her purse and fled the area. Monday, another woman said a man stole her purse while she was walking on Peru Street. BPD doesn't think the two incidents are connected.Burlington resident Chloe Lake wasn't surprised to hear about the crimes."It doesn't surprise me too much but it worries me," Lake said. "Somebody has tried to rob me and grab my purse and didn't get it, but I could've seen a situation where they would have."But, she said she feels comfortable being out alone as long as it's not the middle of the night.Two St. Michael's College students, Sophie Lizotte and Shannon Smith, aren't as comfortable alone."I think it's just a general thing to have a friend with you -- you know, the buddy system," Lizotte said."I come with my friends basically because as a women, I should always have backup just in case," Smith said. "I never want to assume anything, but my friends are always there to know where I am."But they said the recent crime won't stop them from coming back, they will just take a little more precaution."I've never felt unsafe here. It's always been lots of people around, lots of fun, lots of life," Lizotte said. "It's never been an unsafe environment."