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Strongarm Robber Attacks Woman In Lincoln Park

(CBS) – A 39-year-old woman was transported to the hospital Thursday after a brazen attack in a Lincoln Park alley.

It happened in broad daylight along the busy block of 1900 North Sheffield Avenue, CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.

Police say the victim observed a young man smashing the window to her car when she confronted him. The suspect took her handbag forcefully from her and pushed her to the ground.

Police say a man in his late teens ran from this scene on foot. The young man was wearing a dark green jacket and stone washed black jeans.

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