Crime

Columbia police arrest suspected purse snatcher, accomplice

December 20, 2019 4:19 PM

Published December 17, 2019 11:47 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

UPDATE 12/20: Columbia police say they've identified a suspect in incidents of elderly women's purses being snatched at grocery stores.

Police arrested Adam A. Connor, 34, on Friday along with an alleged accomplice, 31-year-old Tracy L. Day. Both are from Columbia.

UPDATE; This person has been identified as Adam A. Connor, 34, of Columbia and was arrested on Friday, Dec. 20. An accomplice was identified as Tracy L. Day, 31, of Columbia and was also arrested.

Original Tweet: https://t.co/b7YsE63YLJ pic.twitter.com/AjhkN8jq1s
— ColumbiaPD (@ColumbiaPD) December 20, 2019

ORIGINAL: Columbia police are asking for help to find a man who has been stealing purses from elderly women.

@ColumbiaPD is asking for help to identify this person for stealing the purses of elderly women from their shopping carts at grocery stores. If you recognize him, please call CPD at 57.874.7652 or Crimestoppers at https://t.co/iCBbrSeVn9. Case: 2019-012855, 012902 and 012985. pic.twitter.com/YSYsA6JR5Z
— ColumbiaPD (@ColumbiaPD) December 17, 2019

The Columbia Police Department posted a photo on Twitter of a man they say is taking the purses from shopping carts at grocery stores. The man is seen in the surveillance photo leaving a store holding a purse.

Police ask anyone with information about the purse snatcher to call CPD at 573-874-7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573-875-8477.

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