A 21-year-old Madison woman was the victim of an attempted robbery last week on the 200 block of North Broom Street, according to a police report.
The victim was walking with a male friend around 12:45 a.m. when they noticed two men on the other side of the street gesturing toward her and her purse.
One of the suspects ran up behind her and grabbed her purse, the report said, but when he pulled at it, the victim fell to the ground. The victim pulled her purse down with her, which prevented the thief from grabbing it quickly. Instead, he kept running. The man on the other side of the street took off running as well, the report said.
The suspect who attempted to steal the purse is described as a Hispanic male, about 5'7'' and ""a little heavy set."" He is said to be between 20 and 25 years old, bald and wearing a red flannel shirt at the time of the robbery. The man across the street is described as a male wearing dark clothing, the report said.
