Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed of Purse at Albany Bus Stop
An elderly Albany woman lost her Louis Vuitton bag in a strong-arm robbery while waiting for a bus on the southwest corner of Solano and Sante Fe avenues in Albany on Friday morning, according to police.
An elderly Albany woman waiting for a bus at Solano and Sante Fe avenues was robbed of her purse Friday morning, according to Albany police.
The woman was waiting at a bus stop on the southwest corner of Sante Fe and Solano about 8:30 a.m. when she was approached by a young man in a hoodie, said Detective Sgt. Art Pasoglingnan.
The man grabbed her Louis Vuitton bag, Pasoglingnan said.
"There was a brief struggle," Pasoglingnan said. "The suspect was able to get her purse." No weapon was involved.
The robber fled to a waiting car and got away, he said.
The robber was described as black in his 20s, 5-feet 10-inches tall, heavy-set with dreadlocks and wearing a black and white hoodie that had a bone-related emblem or design on the back. He may also have been wearing a dark knit cap, Pasoglingnan said.
The getaway car was described as a small, two-door burgundy hatchback last seen going south on Sante Fe. No description of the driver was available.
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