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NANTICOKE — City police are asking residents to be especially cautious while shopping during the holiday season, noting a woman was robbed outside a store Wednesday evening.
A 72-year-old city resident reported to police that after she finished grocery shopping at the Weis supermarket, 1 Weis Plaza, a man opened the front passenger door of her vehicle and grabbed her purse.
Witnesses described the suspect as a white man, of average height, thin, and wearing a ball cap and jacket with a Pittsburgh Steelers logo. The suspect ran toward the nearby Luzerne County Community College and Geisinger buildings.
The woman alerted bystanders by honking her car horn.
Police ask that anyone who observed the man in the area, or who may have knowledge of his identity, contact detectives at 570-735-2200, ext. 216.