Police seek suspect in Empress Avenue purse-snatching

Ottawa police are recommending residents be vigilant in the Empress Avenue area following a purse-snatching Thursday night.
The theft occurred when the female victim was approached by a man in his 40s riding a bicycle at about 6:50 p.m. When she reached the stairs behind the palliative care institute, the suspect jumped from his bike and grabbed the purse after a short struggle.
The victim was not injured and the suspect fled on a black mountain bike west along Primrose Avenue.
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