Crime & Safety

Police Seek Man in Purse Theft at Hanover Safeway

Police have released photos of the suspect wanted in connection with the Jan. 23 incident.

Anne Arundel County police have released a surveillance photo of a man accused of stealing a woman's purse at a local supermarket. 

Police said that the suspect took the purse from the victim's shopping cart on Jan. 23 at the Safeway at 7643 Arundel Mills Blvd. in Hanover. 

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Detective Walter Sweeney at 410-222-6155 or contact Metro Crime Stoppers.

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