Purse snatching leads to helicopter, K-9 search

7:58 PM, May 12, 2012   |    comments
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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.