Madison Police searching for man who wrestled woman for her purse outside restaurant

MADISON, Wis. — Madison Police are searching for a man who threatened and hit a woman outside the Journey Seafood and Sushi restaurant on Lien Road, before getting away with her purse.

It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9.

Officers say the woman, in her 40s, was walking to her car in the restaurant’s parking lot when a tall, thin white man in his 30s tried to wrestle the woman’s purse out of her arms. He was wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood up.

The woman was not seriously injured, according to officers.

Anyone with information is asked to call Madison Police or Madison-area Crimestoppers.

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