In the first incident, which occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2013, a female senior citizen was approached while sitting in her vehicle in a grocery store parking lot on 100 Avenue and 170 Street on the city’s west end. The suspect told the complainant she had a broken rear tail light, and then stole the women’s purse from her vehicle, while the victim was surveying the alleged damage.
The second incident is alleged to have occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in a grocery store parking lot near Riverbend Square. It was reported that a female complainant was sitting in her vehicle preparing to leave, when a male suspect jumped inside the vehicle and began screaming at the complainant, while choking her with her scarf, before fleeing the scene.
The third incident also occurred on Wednesday, at approximately 7:20 p.m. in a hair salon near 105 Street and 51 Avenue. A male suspect followed an elderly woman into the salon and took her purse off a table, before fleeing the business.
In each case, the male suspect was believed to be sitting in a red pick-up truck, which was parked near the complainants’ vehicles.
The suspect is described as being a Caucasian male, 30-40 years of age, between 5’10” and 6” feet tall, and around 200 pounds. He has light brown/blonde hair, a broad face, pink complexion and was clean shaven. He was wearing a dark brown jacket a possibly a dark toque at the time of the robberies.
Anyone with information about these personal robberies is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.
The Edmonton Police Service is searching for a male suspect believed to be responsible for three personal robberies this week, where female senior citizens are being targeted for their purses.