Crime & Safety
South City Police Trying to Identify Bus Stop Purse Snatcher
A man forcibly grabbed a woman's purse at Linden and California Avenues at 7 p.m Tues.
Police in South San Francisco are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who snatched a woman's purse on Tuesday evening.
The woman had just gotten off of a bus at the corner of Linden and California avenues at about 7 p.m. when the suspect forcibly grabbed her purse and ran off, according to South San Francisco police.
The victim was not injured in the robbery, police said.
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The suspect was described as a black man in his mid-30s with an average build and height, police said. He was wearing a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head.
Anyone who might have witnessed the crime is asked to call the
South San Francisco Police Department at (650) 877-8900 or the anonymous tip
line at (650) 952-2244.
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