(KAIR)--A woman is attacked on an Atchison street, with a man now sought for the crime, which included the theft of the victim's purse.
Police Chief Mike Wilson tells MSC News it happened shortly before 10:00 Sunday night. “A 45-year-old female was walking to her parked car, in the 300 block of Santa Fe, when she was approached by a male who struck her several times, knocked her to the ground, took her purse, and then ran off.”
Wilson says the investigation is continuing, with police focused on finding the suspect. “A white male in his twenties, 5 ' 3” stocky, wearing blue hooded sweatshirt with his face covered,” Wilson says, describing the suspect. “We do classify it as a robbery, taken by force, the force was him striking her with his fist and then knocking her to the ground.”
Anyone with information related to the robbery is urged to contact police to assist with the investigation.
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