Victim Hospitalized Following Purse Snatching

Location:
Super Fresh Grocery Store, 2044 New Castle Avenue, New Castle, DE
Date of Occurrence:
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 10:53 a.m.
Victim:
85 year old New Castle, DE female
Suspect:
Black female, 25-32 years of age, 5’09”-6’00” tall, 120-130 lbs. She was last seen wearing a flannel shirt and blue jeans.
No surveillance photos/video available

Resume:
New Castle- The Delaware State Police are currently investigating a purse snatching style robbery in which a female victim was injured that occurred late this morning.

The incident happened at approximately 10:53 a.m. this morning (5/9) as an 85 year old New Castle female was inside of the Super Fresh grocery store located in the 2000 block of New Castle Avenue in New Castle. The victim, who was pushing a shopping cart at the time, was then approached by a female suspect who attempted to remove the victim’s purse which was located inside of the cart. The victim, however, had a hold of the purse. The suspect and the victim then began to struggle over the purse which caused the victim to fall to the ground. The suspect was then able to wrestle the purse from the victim. She then fled from the store and was last seen running toward Stamm Boulevard.

The victim, who was injured during the struggle, was removed from the scene by EMS and transported to the Christiana Hospital Trauma Center where she was admitted for her injuries.

The Delaware State Police are asking anyone who may have any information in reference to this incident to contact the Robbery Unit at Troop 2 at 302-834-2630 ext. 6. Citizens may also provide a tip by texting keyword “DSP” plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES). Tipsters may also provide information through lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333. Callers can also submit information via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com.