CAMDENTON, Mo. — One man is in custody, after police say he stole a woman’s purse at Gerbes Supermarket in Camdenton.

According to the Camdenton Police Department, at around noon on Friday, April 15, officers were called to Gerbes, and a woman told them her purse had been stolen when she turned her back to her shopping cart. She said she had turned around and noticed her shopping cart and purse were gone. She then noticed a man pushing her cart with the purse still in it, police say, and she followed him outside. He then tossed the purse into another cart and ran to a vehicle, according to the report.

The store manager and another person were able to give officers a detailed description of the vehicle, and police say they had the man in custody in a matter of minutes.

The 47-year-old white male matches the description of the suspect in a similar incident at Save-A-Lot on Feb. 19, and police say the investigation showed this man was the perpetrator in both incidents.

He is currently on 24-hold at the Camden County Jail, with two pending charges of Felony Stealing.

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