Pittsfield Township police searching for purse-snatcher

The woman told police she was entering her car in the 3700 block of Carpenter Road at 1:44 p.m. when a man grabbed her purse and ran. She suffered minor abrasions, police said.

Police got a partial license plate number and located the vehicle nearby, a press release said.

The purse-snatcher remains at large. He is described as white, 30 to 40 years old, with scruffy facial hair and a hat with a bill.

Anyone with information is asked to call township police at 734-944-4911.

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