Police investigating series of Durham purse snatchings
Durham police are asking for the public's help in solving a series a purse snatchings and robberies over the past three weeks that they think might be related.
Posted — UpdatedThe crimes have happened at different times of the day in parking lots and mostly involve women leaving businesses, according to investigators. The assailant uses force or threatens physical force to intimidate the victims to get their belongings.
Police have received reports of 10 cases, most in northern Durham, in which a man flees in an SUV – a stolen burgundy Cadillac Escalade, stolen silver Toyota RAV4 or red Ford Expedition with North Carolina license plate BCS-7822 – after the crime.
Most involved purse snatchings, but some involved cash, credit cards and cellphones being stolen:
- On Sept. 25 at 9:47 a.m., a man snatched a woman's purse in the 3600 block of Hillsborough Road and fled in an Escalade.
The man has been described as black with a dark complexion, a muscular build, standing 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet 1 inch tall with a large muscular build.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Durham Police Department at 919-560-4582, extension 29240 or 29238 or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200.
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