Waterford police looking for suspect accused of stealing purse from 76-year-old woman

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are asking for help in identifying a man who is accused of stealing a purse from a 76-year-old resident in the parking lot of the Waterford Senior Center on Pontiac Lake Road on June 3 just after 10 a.m.

The suspect is described by police as being 5 feet, 11 inches and weighing 170 pounds. Police said he followed the victim into the parking lot and grabbed her purse out of her hands as she exited her vehicle.

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He then fled the scene in an older model white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. The vehicle has rust along the bottom of both sides and a bug guard on the front hood and a black plastic piece hanging on the bottom right side below the bumper.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Waterford Police Detective Novak at 248-618-7515 or the anonymous tip line at 248-674-COPS.

Police believe this could be connected to an incident that happened Friday.


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