Surveillance video captured a black man snatching a pregnant woman’s purse, pulling her to the ground, as she walked with her smail child. The attacked occurred on the city’s west side.
The incident occurred Monday around 6 p.m. in the 3300 block of North High School Road. The victim told police she was walking south along the sidewalk of the strip mall with a child.
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The suspect, described by the victim as a black man about 18 years old, grabbed her purse and pulled her to the ground. He took her money and got into a small black car with a paper plate and drove behind the CVS to go south on High School Road.
The victim said another suspect was driving the car, but she was unable to provide a description.
Bystanders came outside and called police.
Officers could visibly tell the victim was pregnant and she had scuff marks on her knees. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The child was not injured.