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Updated: Police hunt Cooper's purse snatcher

A purse snatcher struck in Cooper's Foods on Saturday, but police have a pretty good description. Can you ID the snatcher?
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Revelstoke RCMP are seeking to identify this man

Police are on the lookout for a man who grabbed a purse from a shopping cart at Cooper's Foods on Saturday, Mar. 9 at around 2 p.m.

Revelstoke RCMP reviewed video surveillance from the store, which showed the man leaving with the distinctive green floral purse in hand.

He is described as a Caucasian male in his mid to late twenties with a shaved head and a goatee. He was wearing blue jeans, dark shoes and a black hoodie with the large, white numbers '686' on the front. 686 is a snowboard clothing brand.

Police say the man was with a Caucasian female in her twenties. She had long, dark hair, checkered pyjama pants and a dark winter jacket with a hood.

They left in what police think was a newer Ford Focus, headed towards Golden, B.C. on the Trans-Canada.

If you have info, phone the Revelstoke RCMP at 250-837-5255 or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.