Crime & Safety

Dunwoody PD Seek ID of Purse-Stealing Suspect

The man is suspected of stealing a woman's purse from a shopping cart and then using her credit card at various locations.

The Dunwoody Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a suspect wanted for stealing a purse from a shopping cart in a grocery store.

According to the post on the department's Facebook page, the suspect took the wallet from a woman's purse in a shopping cart and then used her credit cards at several locations.

The suspect is pictured here and described as an African-American man, about 5'7" and 160 pounds,

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Anyone with information regarding this suspect or incident is asked to contact Detective Brian Lauda at 678-382-6914 or brian.lauda@dunwoodyga.gov.

Crimestoppers is offering a reward up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.

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ANONYMOUS TIPS: via SUBMIT A CRIME TIP, www.dunwoodypolice.com or www.crimestoppersatlanta.org, or text via TIPSOFT program, www.crimereports.com. Each of these methods are confidential, encrypted, and completely anonymous.


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