A robber snatched a purse off the arm of a 73-year-old woman in the parking lot of a west Little Rock shopping center Monday night, authorities said.
According to a report from the city's Police Department, officers responded to 2600 S. Shackleford Road, the listed address for J.C. Penney, shortly before 11:30 p.m. The department store is in the Shackleford Crossings shopping center.
The woman told police that a robber grabbed her $475 Michael Kors bag off her arm and fled in a gray vehicle that had three or four teenagers inside. The woman said her right pinkie finger hurt but reportedly refused medical treatment.
Also listed as stolen were debit and credit cards as well as a driver's license and Social Security card.
No suspects were listed and no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
Man shot in face outside Little Rock home
A shooting early Tuesday in a residential area of Little Rock left a man injured, police said.
Officers responded about 2:15 a.m. to the 2200 block of Adams Street, according to a report from the city's Police Department.
Christopher White, 41, of Little Rock, who was found sitting in a chair in the road holding his face, told authorities he was shot in the cheek when he told a gunman he didn't have any money.
Witnesses, including a 12-year-old girl, told authorities that the shooter went to a home in a white Chevrolet Tahoe and spoke inside with White for "a few minutes" before both left.
One gunshot was later heard outside around 2 a.m., at which point the witnesses got down on the floor inside and waited about 10 minutes, officers noted.
According to the report, they were told outside by the gunman that he just shot someone in the face, prompting them to look for White.
Police said White was taken to UAMS Medical Center for a "deep laceration" to his left cheek that didn't appear to be life-threatening.
No suspects were named, and no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
Police cite 9 men in prostitution sting
Nine men were cited in a prostitution sting in southwest Little Rock last week, according to police reports.
Undercover female officers working for the city's vice squad targeted "Johns" who were soliciting sex for $20, the documents show.
Police said the five-hour operation occurred last Wednesday in three spots along Baseline Road, including a Splash Car Wash at 8020 Baseline Road and a liquor store at 8800 Baseline Road. One citation was made at 8000 Baseline Road.
The arrested men are:
• Jose Luis Rojas Cetina, 33, of Little Rock.
• Sylvester Lee Dowd, 54, of Little Rock.
• Marcus Alvarado, 46, of Little Rock.
• Oskar Munoz, 33, of Little Rock.
• Orenthal Christopher Walker, 25, of Conway.
• Jose Abraham Romero, 36, of Alexander.
• Cartavious Pumphrey, 26, of Little Rock.
• Stefano Roberts, 30, of Conway.
• Michael Ray, 55, of North Little Rock.
The men were cited with sexual solicitation and not booked into the county jail, according to the reports.
Metro on 06/06/2018