Harrisburg Police are investigating a purse snatching that happened over the weekend.
On December 28, Police were dispatched to the area of James and Verbeke Streets for a report of a robbery.
The 30-year-old female victim said she was walking on James Street and saw two young men approach her from the Cumberland Court Apartments.
The men followed her and one of the men asked her for a cigarette. The victim told the man she didn't have one to give him, and the other man attacked her.
The man grabbed her and threw her to the pavement and tore her purse at the straps.
The contents of the purse spilled onto the pavement and the robbers grabbed the valuables and ran off. The victim suffered contusions and pain from the attack.
The suspects are described as black males, between the ages of 19 and 23. One male was tall with a thin build, wearing a blue 'puffy' coat with red lining, and the other is a chubby build, and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The investigation continues and anyone having any information on this is asked to contact Det. Kennedy at 717-255-3157 or email qkennedy@cityofhbg.com or Lt. Robert Fegan at 717-255-3114 or email rfegan@cityofhbg.com on behalf of the Detective Division.
Anyone may also call the Dauphin County police dispatch at 717-558-6900 and ask for a City detective.
On December 28, Police were dispatched to the area of James and Verbeke Streets for a report of a robbery.
The 30-year-old female victim said she was walking on James Street and saw two young men approach her from the Cumberland Court Apartments.
The men followed her and one of the men asked her for a cigarette. The victim told the man she didn't have one to give him, and the other man attacked her.
The man grabbed her and threw her to the pavement and tore her purse at the straps.
The contents of the purse spilled onto the pavement and the robbers grabbed the valuables and ran off. The victim suffered contusions and pain from the attack.
The suspects are described as black males, between the ages of 19 and 23. One male was tall with a thin build, wearing a blue 'puffy' coat with red lining, and the other is a chubby build, and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The investigation continues and anyone having any information on this is asked to contact Det. Kennedy at 717-255-3157 or email qkennedy@cityofhbg.com or Lt. Robert Fegan at 717-255-3114 or email rfegan@cityofhbg.com on behalf of the Detective Division.
Anyone may also call the Dauphin County police dispatch at 717-558-6900 and ask for a City detective.