Police searched Pike/Pine early Sunday morning after a man snatched a woman’s purse near Pike and Broadway and sprinted away.
The robbery occurred after last call just after 2:20 AM. No medics were called to the scene.
The woman described her attacker as a black male, 5’10, wearing a black leather jacket and a fuzzy hat. He was carrying her beige bag as he ran east on Pike. Police found a man matching the suspect description near the bathrooms at Cal Anderson Park but the woman told officers he was not the man who had robbed her and the search continued.
According to police radio, the suspect was not located.
Meanwhile, Friday evening also saw a street robbery in the area, fortunately also without injury. The victim reported to police that his coat was stolen by a man as he walked near Jefferson and Broadway just south of Seattle University just before 5:30 PM. The suspect in that incident also could not be located.