BOCA RATON – On Tuesday, July 10 at 12:15 p.m., Boca Raton Police responded to the scene of a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Publix Store in Palmetto Park Square, 1339 West Palmetto Park Road.
Police said the victim told officers she was pushing a shopping cart, which contained groceries and her purse, to her parked car. She briefly turned away from the cart to open the trunk when she saw a male run by and grab her purse. The victim initially struggled to hold onto her purse, but she could not pull the purse from his grasp. The suspect ran to a waiting small silver car, got into the passenger seat and the driver fled the plaza. The victim was not injured.
The police report said the suspect was a black male in his late teens or early 20s, about 5-foot-10, thin, wearing a white t-shirt and white cargo shorts.
If anyone has information about this crime, they are asked to call Detective Scott Hanley at (561) 338-1344 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.