IUPD searches for purse

The IU Police Department is investigating a purse-snatching case.

At 8:30 p.m. Saturday a 28-year-old female IU student reported her purse was stolen from her while walking near the south circle drive of Read Center.

The woman said she heard someone walking behind her and then felt her purse being “yanked” away from her, according to the IUPD press release.

She chased the subject across Jones Avenue and through the parking lot by University West Apartments, but she tripped and was pushed to the ground while she tried to grab her purse, according to the press release.

The subject ran into a white four-door passenger car with part of the license plate reading “8214.”

The female described the subject as an 18- to 25-year-old Hispanic male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, according to the press release. He was wearing a dark cap and a blue and gray jacket with dark colored pants and was last seen traveling north on Jordan Avenue.

The purse is black crochet and contains a Samsung cell phone, credit cards and a small amount of cash, according to the press release.

Anyone with information is asked to call campus police at 855-4111.