One of the suspects wore a tan sweatshirt and had a distinctive scar or tattoo on his face.
SPRINGFIELD – A woman, attacked at the front door of her Liberty Heights neighborhood home by two would-be purse snatchers Monday night, managed to scare them off when she hit the panic button to her alarm system.
Police Sgt. John M. Delaney said the attack occurred about 10:15 p.m. as the woman arrived at her Leroy Place home and opened the front door.
Two Hispanic males ran up, one grabbed the woman’s purse and struggled to take it from her. “He then grabbed her by the shirt and threw her into the home through the open door as he continued to try to take her purse,” Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.
One of the suspects was wearing a tan hooded sweatshirt and had a distinctive scar or tattoo on his face, Delaney said.
Those with information are asked to call the detective bureau at (413) 787-6355. Those who wish to forward anonymous information to investigators may text a tip via a cell phone by addressing a text message to “CRIMES,“ or “274637,“ and then beginning the body of the message with the word “SOLVE.“