By Jim Clark 

A man accused of attempting to snatch a woman’s purse was sought and detained by police last Sunday.

Police reported they had received a call from a woman who said that a man had come up behind her and attempted to take her purse from her, but that the man failed to get the purse and he fled the scene.

A description of the suspect was dispatched to police units and a man matching the description was soon found near the corner of Walnut and Pearl Streets, where he was stopped and detained for questioning.

The alleged victim was brought to the location to conduct a “show-up” identification. The alleged victim reportedly told police that the man being held, Maxime Laurent, 20, was the man who had attempted to take her purse.

When asked how certain she was that she had identified the right man the woman reportedly told officers than on a scale of 0–10 that her level of certainty rated a 10.

Laurent was then placed under arrest and charged with unarmed assault to rob.