Olympia police need help identifying alleged purse snatcher
Olympia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who allegedly stole a purse at Providence St. Peter hospital Monday.
Police spokesman Lt. Paul Lower said that after working with hospital security and reviewing surveillance video, police learned the following:
About 6:45 p.m. Monday, the woman, holding old flowers and a large purse, entered the hospital through a publicly unauthorized area of the hospital.
Meanwhile, a female patient and her husband were sitting in a private room, waiting to be called for her medical test. When the woman was called into another room, the husband stepped out of the private room for a moment. When he returned, the wife’s purse was gone.
Video later showed the purse snatcher leaving the hospital through an unauthorized area with one purse and no flowers. The victim’s purse was thought to have been inside the larger purse, Lower said.
The couple was shown the image of the woman and said they don’t know her, he said.
Anyone with information about this person is asked to call Olympia police at 360-753-8300.
Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone
This story was originally published March 29, 2017 at 12:57 PM with the headline "Olympia police need help identifying alleged purse snatcher."