A woman walking on West Johnson Street in the early hours of Saturday morning was the victim of a robbery after the perpetrator struck her in the face and fled with her purse.
According to a police report, the 19-year-old female victim was walking at the 400 block of West Johnson Street just after midnight when a man emerged from between two buildings. The victim said the man punched her in the face, threatened her and demanded her purse.
The woman then surrendered her purse to the perpetrator, who then jumped into a car described by a witness as an older model green Oldsmobile, police said.
Police described the perpetrator as an black male, 5'7\ with a medium build. He was last seen wearing dark jeans and a black bandana tied around his face.
Police said the victim was in pain but did not sustain any major injuries from the attack.
