Police need help identifying woman suspected of taking purse from Wal-Mart shopper

Police in Lincoln need help to identify a woman suspected of taking the purse of another shopper at Wal-Mart.

Surveillance cameras photographed the woman taking an older woman’s purse from her shopping cart one recent evening at the Wal-Mart at 255 Lincoln Blvd. A minute after taking the purse, the woman exited the store and drove away in a gray Mitsubishi Eclipse.

The woman was described as being in her late 20s to early 30s with shoulder-length blond hair. She was wearing a white, long-sleeved sweater and tan pants.

This story was originally published March 21, 2017 at 8:13 AM.