Crime & Safety
Cops: Parsippany Man Stole Woman's Purse
The following arrest information was supplied by the Parsippany Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Parsippany resident has been charged in connection with a , .
James Ross, 22, was arrested within the township and charged with second-degree robbery by Det. Edward Conklin on April 24.
Ross is being held at the Morris County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail with no 10 percent option.
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The incident took place near Iroquois Avenue and North Beverwyck Road in the afternoon on March 6.
A woman that day reportedly told Officer Michael Ruggier that she was walking through the parking lot at the intersection when a man wearing a black hoodie approached her from behind and grabbed her pocketbook. He then allegedly pushed her to the ground while pulling the purse away from her.
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The estimated value of the pocketbook and its contents was about $150, according to police.
The purse owner sustained a minor injury during the event and was treated at the scene by Par-Troy EMS after sustaining a minor injury, police said.
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