NORTHERN DISTRICT
STRONG ARM ROBBERY BROOKLYN PARK
On March 4, 2013, at approximately 7:32 p.m., officers from the Northern District responded to the Shoppers Food Warehouse located in the 5700 block of Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park for a report of a citizen robbery.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with the 58-year-old female victim, who advised that she was exiting the Shoppers Food Warehouse when a male suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her purse from her shopping cart. A brief struggle ensued, resulting in the victim being knocked to the ground and the suspect fleeing with her purse in the direction of 17th Avenue and Morgan Road. Numerous officers responded to the area and set up a perimeter, while a K-9 unit attempted to track the suspect, who was not located.
Suspect: White male in his late teens to early 20’s, approximately 5’7” with a thin build and light-colored hair in a “crew cut” style, wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt with a stripe down the side and tan pants
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