Police arrest, charge suspect in December robbery
Columbus police have arrested a suspect in a Dec. 27 purse-snatching robbery on Crystal Drive.
A 51-year-old woman was walking on Crystal Drive on Dec. 27 when a man walking behind her grabbed her purse and ran into the woods behind a park near Crystal Drive Apartments.
Columbus Police Det. Darrell Middlebrooks worked the case and identified 19-year-old Saveion Jaikeithin Wiggins as a suspect. Wiggins has been arrested and charged with the robbery, according to police reports.
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This story was originally published February 15, 2017 at 10:06 AM with the headline "Police arrest, charge suspect in December robbery."