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Posted on Mon, Oct 18, 2010 : 10 a.m.

Woman knocked to the ground during attempted purse snatching in Ypsilanti Township

By Lee Higgins

Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies are investigating an attempted purse snatching Sunday night in the 2000 block of International Drive in Ypsilanti Township, a sheriff's department media summary said.

According to the summary, a woman was exiting a building at 11 p.m. when a man knocked her to the ground.

Another man attempted to grab her purse, and she started screaming, the summary said. According to the summary, she scared away the two men and another man with them.

Detailed descriptions of the men were not available.

Anyone with information can call the sheriff department's tip line at (734) 973-7711.