Police Looking For Pair In Early Morning Purse Robbery

Montgomery County police carA 31-year-old woman was returning home at about 3:15 a.m. on March 12 when a man with a weapon stole her purse and fled in a nearby car being driven by a female accomplice, police say.

The incident happened in the 10400 block of Parthenon Court, a stretch of townhomes near Westlake Terrace and Montgomery Mall.

The man, described as a 24 to 29-year-old black man about 5-foot-9-inches tall and in a black hoodie, approached the victim, showed a weapon, took her purse and ran to the car, a maroon, four-door Buick with a yellowish, undetermined out-of-state tag, said Montgomery County Police spokeswoman Officer Janelle Smith.

The driver is described as a black female about 5-foot-4-inches tall with a ponytail.

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