Man steals purse at LR Marriott

A man stole a woman's purse from her Little Rock hotel room on Saturday night, police say.

Karen Gissy of Manchester, Mo., said a man entered her room about 10:25 p.m. at the Little Rock Marriott hotel right after her daughter left the room's door ajar, according to a Little Rock police report.

Gissy told police the man said, "Here we go," grabbed her purse and left the room, the report stated.

Gissy chased the man to the stairwell on the east side of the hotel at 3 Statehouse Plaza, but was not able to keep up with him, according to the police report.

A hotel employee found Gissy's purse on the 10th floor, police said.

The purse had Gissy's keys inside, but $200 in cash and prescription sunglasses valued at $240 were missing, according to the report.

Police said the thief is described as white man wearing a black shirt.

Officers searched each floor of the hotel and made no arrests.

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