Purse snatching outside Ann Arbor hotel under investigation

A 26-year-old Kentwood woman was walking through the lot with a friend when a woman walked up behind her and grabbed her purse off her shoulder about 7:35 p.m., police said.

Police say thief got into a light blue car that left the lot, traveling east to South State Street. Three other people were in the car, police said.

The purse contained a cell phone, credit cards and other items, police said.

Anyone with information can call the department's anonymous tip line at (734) 794-6939.