Information provided by Lita Snellgrove, public information officer for the University Park Police Department.

At 3:22 this afternoon an aggravated robbery occurred at the Shell Gas Station at 7035 Snider Plaza. The suspect approached the victim while she was pumping gas and demanded her purse. A young child was in the vehicle when the suspect brandished a knife, reached into the vehicle and grabbed the purse. No one was injured in the incident.

The suspect entered the passenger side of a black Dodge Challenger with dark tinted windows and temporary plates. The suspect is described as a black female, 5’5”,150 pounds, early 30s, dark complexion, wearing a pink pullover shirt with purple stripes and a floppy black leather hat. The vehicle was last seen headed west bound on Lovers Lane.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the University Park Police Department at 214-363-3000.

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