AN OGDENSBURG ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT IS STILL AT LARGE.

AN 80-YEAR-OLD ROCHESTER-AREA WOMAN WAS ROBBED OF HER PURSE BY A MALE SUSPECT WIELDING A TWO-FOOT-LONG CLUB IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STONE FENCE MOTEL ABOUT 9:30 FRIDAY NIGHT, AFTER HER 81-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND CHECKED IN AT THE DESK, DROVE TO THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE ROOM, GOT OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE ROOM.

THE HUSBAND HEARD SCREAMING FROM THE PARKING LOT, AND SAW THE SUSPECT RUNNING AWAY TOWARD THE ST.LAWRENCE RIVER. THE WIFE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND, IN A STRUGGLE WITH THE SUSPECT TO HOLD ONTO THE PURSE. THE HUSBAND FOLLOWED THE SUSPECT FOR A TIME BEFORE GOING BACK TO CHECK ON THE WIFE. SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS REPORTED ON SATURDAY THE SUSPECT MAY HAVE FLED IN A BOAT. HE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING IN HIS LATE TEENS OR EARLY 20'S, WITH SLIM BUILD, WEARING DARK-COLORED CLOTHING AND A HAT.

THE PURSE CONTAINED 20 DOLLARS IN CASH, THE VICTIM'S MEDICINES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS. THE PURSE IS DESCRIBED AS A VERA BRADLEY WITH A FLORAL DESIGN. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE ST.LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT ONCE, 379-2222.

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