SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR STEALING A PURSE

Date: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Matt Huber, Operations Division, 337-8140
SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR STEALING A PURSE
Kalamazoo, MI
On Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 at approximately 1:00 am, Kalamazoo Public Safety received a call from the 200 blk of E Kalamazoo that a subject had stolen a purse and fled from the building. The victim put her purse down when an unknown subject grabbed it and ran out of the bar. Officers were on scene quickly and were able to give a good description of the suspect. A K-9 track was started; however based on the description the suspect was located walking down Riverview Drive. The suspect was arrested without incident and the victim’s credit cards were located on his person. K-9 NERO continued to track and located the victim’s purse that the suspect had discarded. The suspect, a 34 year old Kalamazoo man, was arrested on the charge of larceny from a building and was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.
By authority of: Sgt. Steven Heyduck

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