August 29, 2011 – Handbag Snatch – Civic Centre – Cowandilla
Published August 30, 2011 | 
Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred last Saturday at Cowandilla.
Between 11.45pm and 11.55pm on 27 August 2011, a woman was leaving a quiz night at the Western Youth Civic Community Centre, at the corner of Marion and Neill Roads, when she was approached by a man who grabbed her handbag, causing the woman to fall backwards onto the ground.
The woman was not injured.
The man ran away from the scene with the victim’s handbag containing her mobile phone, cash, camera and various credit cards.
The suspect is described as being 25-30 years of age, 180cm tall with short shaved hair and light brown skin.
