NEWARK, NJ – Detectives with the Newark Police Department are investigating a purse snatching incident that occurred on Friday. The suspect is identified as a black female.
According to police, the suspect grabbed a woman’s purse in the area of Bloomfield Avenue and Bloomfield Place. The aggressive purse snatching caused the victim to fall to the ground.
The suspect was observed fleeing northbound on Broadway. She is described as a black female, wearing all black, with gray and white sneakers.