Plainville police search for alleged purse snatcher

Police look for man seen stealing purse, taking off in stolen car in Plainville

Authorities are looking for a man caught on surveillance footage stealing a woman’s purse and driving off in a stolen vehicle in Plainville on Friday. The police department said they responded to Lowe’s on New Britain Avenue around 7:45 a.m. As a customer was loading her car, a man approached her and stole her purse from a shopping cart, police said. She tried to stop the theft, but was pushed away. Police said the man fled in a dark gray 2008 B…

Plainville police search for alleged purse snatcher

PLAINVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Plainville police are hoping the public can help identify a man accused of snatching a woman's purse in the Lowe's parking lot Friday morning. The incident happened in the New Britain Avenue parking lot around 7:45 a.m. Armed robbery in Hartford under investigation: Police Police said the victim was loading her vehicle when the "lone suspect" wearing a face covering and hoodie stole the purse from her shopping ca…

Police looking for man who snatched purse in Plainville Lowe’s parking lot

PLAINVILLE – Police say a man snatched a woman’s purse in the Lowe’s parking lot before taking off in a stolen BMW on Friday morning.