Police hunt knife-wielding would-be purse-snatcher

Police are looking for a suspect armed with a knife who made off with cash after an attempted purse-snatching outside a Herongate apartment building Wednesday night.
It happened at about 10:50 p.m. on Fairlea Crescent.
The woman was walking towards an apartment building and had just reached it when a man approached her from behind.
She saw a knife as he made a grab for her purse and demanded everything she had. Instead, she produced a small amount of cash.
The robber took it and fled.
The man is