KANSAS CITY. MO. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is searching for a woman who reportedly stole an elderly woman's purse.
Police say just after 1 p.m. on Feb. 17, an unknown suspect pushed an elderly woman to the ground and stole her purse while she was putting flowers on her husband's headstone in Independence.
Minutes later, the suspect used the victim's stolen debit card at the Express Stop at 8501 Winner Road, per KCPD.
If you know who the suspect is or her whereabouts, call KCPD Det. Mark Spiegel at 816-413-3425, email him at mark.spiegel@kcpd.org or call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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