Mounties are hoping for the public’s help in identifying the suspect of a recent purse snatching at Metrotown.
On July 12 at 8:47 p.m., a woman was at the food court at Metropolis at Metrotown when a man stole her black Chanel purse.
According to a press release from the Burnaby RCMP, a bystander chased after the suspect but was assaulted outside the mall near Target on Central Boulevard.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian man, 18 to 21 years old with short brown hair and a clean-shaven face. At the time of the incident he was seen wearing a zip-up, hooded sweatshirt with thick, two-tone horizontal stripes, blue jeans and white shoes with blue laces.
Police are trying to track down the suspect and are asking anyone with information on who he is to contact the detachment at 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
