The Madison Police Department is investigating a purse snatching that occurred yesterday in the Madison Stop & Shop parking lot at approximately 8 p.m. The suspect approached a 55 year-old female in the parking lot, grabbed her purse, and fled from the area. The woman was uninjured in the incident. A light brown purse and its contents were taken.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 20 years old, with a thin build and dark curly hair. The suspect left the scene in a dark green, four-door sedan, possibly a Pontiac Bonneville, with Connecticut license plates. Witnesses stated that the last three characters of the license plate were “ZAC.”

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Thomas Bull or the Criminal Investigative Division at 203-245-2721.

Press release from the Madison Police Department