Woman in her 60s robbed outside Plympton Library

A woman in her 60s was robbed of her purse outside Plympton Library yesterday.

Detectives are keen to hear from any witnesses to the street robbery that took place on the Ridgeway in Plympton yesterday – Wednesday 24 April – at around 5.10pm.

The woman was near to the entrance of Plympton library when a young man approached her, pushed her, then grabbed the purse that she was holding, before running off.

A police spokesman said: “Thankfully the victim was not injured.  This woman was very brave – she chased the offender to Market Road – then called us.  We carried out a search of the area but have been unable to locate the suspect.”

The suspect is described as a while male who is around 5ft 6in to 5ft 8in tall, of slim build aged in his late teens to early 20s.  He was wearing a black woollen round hat worn over his forehead.  He was wearing a black, bomber style jacket with dark jeans or tracksuit bottoms.

Police are currently following a number of lines of enquiry but are appealing for the public’s help.

Police believe there were a number of people who may have witnessed this incident or saw a man being chased by a woman.

If anyone has any information that could assist police with their investigation please call 101 and quote EP/13/426, alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.