COLUMBUS, Ind. — A suspect is in custody after a purse was stolen from a woman in the 3000 block of National Road Monday around 2:30 p.m.
Lt. Matt Harris with the Columbus Police Department says a caller told police a man took the purse from the vehicle and fled the area in a black minivan. Officers found the vehicle and stopped it at National and Middle Roads after the suspect was seen throwing the purse from the vehicle.
Kurtis Gregory, 29, was arrested for theft and taken to the Bartholomew County Jail.