Police have arrested a man who is accused of pushing a woman to the ground and snatching her purse in Hamden on Friday morning.
Officers were called to Putnam Avenue near Clifford Street around 10:20 a.m. after getting a report of a purse snatching.
According to investigators, a 68-year-old woman was walking in the area when a man pushed her to the ground and took her purse away from her.
Police said the man, later identified as 34-year-old Herbert Davis, of Hamden, ran from the area towards the Hamden Village apartment complex and entered apartment 120.
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Davis was arrested and is facing charges including robbery and assault on an elderly person. He is being held on a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on March 22.
