87-year-old woman's purse stolen in Pick 'n Save parking lot

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Friday afternoon around 3:24 Mount Pleasant police officers responded to the Pick 'n Save on South Green Bay Road in Mount Pleasant for a report of a purse thief.

An 87-year-old woman from Racine was walking back to her car after grocery shopping when a man grabbed her purse from her.

The suspect ran into a red SUV, possibly a GMC Acadia, and left going north.

The 87-year-old woman suffered minor hand injuries and tried to chase the suspect.

Witnesses identified the suspect as a black man wearing dark clothing.

The incident is under investigation.

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