Wanted: Woman Steals Cash from Shopper's Purse in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI—City police are trying to track down a woman who recently stole cash and a cell phone from a customer at Burlington Coat Factory in East Providence and drove off in a Volkswagen Beetle.

Police said the the victim was shopping in the store on Sept. 8 when she looked at some clearance items at the front of the store. When she left the table, she accidentally left her pocketbook on the table.

A few minutes later, the woman realized she forgot her purse and went back to find her pocketbook, sans $320 cash and her cellphone.

Security cameras showed the suspect remove the items from the pocketbook and walk to a different part of the store where the phone was eventually found.

The suspect is described as a white female with dark hair. She was wearing a yellow tank top and jean shorts, leaving the store in a convertible Volkswagen Beetle.

Anyone with information is asked to call East Providence Police Det. Bourget at 401-435-7600 ext. 20023.