Police are looking for the man who accosted a 59-year-old Chatham woman yesterday afternoon in broad daylight.
The woman was walking along Taylor Avenue in Chatham shortly before 3 p.m. when the man grabbed her purse from her shoulder and knocked her to the ground in the process, police say.
The assailant was wearing a black baseball cap, army pants and a black coat, and fled the area on a bicycle, police say, as he was last seen heading north on Taylor.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Kelly Helbin at kellyh@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 ext. 87246. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
