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Incident report for Case#2009-325312
Released 11/06/2009 at 8:50 AM by PIO Joel DeSpain
Incident Type Strong Armed Robbery
Incident Date 10/31/2009 - 9:19 PM
Address East Towne Mall parking lot
Victim Female, age 33, Madison
Details On October 31st, round 9:20 p.m., a 33-year old Madison woman reported being the victim of a purse snatching. She was in the parking lot of East Towne Mall, walking to her car, when an older model white car, with lots of dents, pulled up behind her. She says a front seat passenger reached out and grabbed the purse out of her left hand. The car then sped off. She thought the thief's face was painted white with some black streaks, and that he might have been wearing a dark wig (it was Halloween). She did not get a good look at the driver, or a backseat passenger. She described her purse as being large with a black and white weaved or checkered pattern.