Purse Snatching Leaves Woman Injured In Manhattan Beach

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – A purse snatching in Manhattan Beach left a woman injured Thursday in the 600 block of 15th Street about 1:15 p.m. A male snatched her purse, causing her to fall to the ground during the struggle over the purse, according to Manhattan Beach police Public Information Officer Kristie Colombo.

The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries, Colombo said.

The suspect, who wore a dark hoodie, was seen fleeing in a car, possibly a silver or gray four-door BMW with heavily tinted windows that headed toward 15th Street and Laurel Avenue before disappearing from view.

Anyone with information about the crime or residents with surveillance cameras in the area of 15th Street between Laurel Avenue and Pacific Avenue and on Pacific Avenue between Marine Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard was urged to call the police tip line at (310) 802-5171.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock