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NEW ORLEANS – A man snuck up behind a 22-year-old woman along the Uptown parade route last night and stole her purse.
The woman was standing near the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Delachaise Street around 5:30 p.m. on February 24, according to initial reports by the NOPD.
The unidentified man grabbed the woman’s wallet, which she had tucked underneath her arm, and ran away.
The suspect was wearing a burgundy shirt, according to the NOPD.
