A purse snatching at a West Knoxville Wal-Mart leads to a helicopter, K-9 and patrol unit search.
Around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Knoxville Police responded to a reported purse theft at the Wal-Mart on Walbrook Drive. That's just off North Gallaher View Road.
When KPD arrived, officers saw a male suspect run into a wooded area north of the Wal-Mart.
KPD, along the Knox County Sheriff's Office Air and K-9 teams, searched the wooded area and captured the suspect.
The investigation is ongoing.