Seattle purse snatching suspect arrested


A man who attacked a woman before stealing her purse in North Seattle last month was arrested Monday morning in Lake Stevens, police said.

The robbery happened about 1:20 p.m. Sept. 23 as the woman was walking through the QFC parking lot at 11100 Roosevelt Way N.E.

“He grabbed the victim’s purse that was around her shoulder,” Detective Mark Jamieson said in a statement. “A brief struggle ensued as the woman tried to hang onto the purse, but the suspect was able to pull it away and run off. Witnesses observed the suspect get into a black SUV. They also provided a license plate of the vehicle.”

That helped lead detectives to the suspect, who Jamieson said was identified by several witnesses.

When police couldn’t find him at several locations, robbery detectives distributed a wanted bulletin to other officers. That led to the 25-year-old man’s arrest about 2:30 a.m. Monday by Lake Stevens police.

The man was booked into King County Jail for investigating of robbery and is expected to have a bail hearing Tuesday afternoon.

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Casey McNerthney