Easton Police Seek Armed Man Who Robbed Woman

are looking for a man who held up a woman who was walking with her daughter in the West Ward Monday morning, according to published reports.

An officer was on patrol around 6:05 a.m. Monday when he was alerted that a woman had just been robbed while walking in the 1000 block of Washington Street, the Express-Times reports.

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The 28-year-old Easton woman was with her 4-year-old daughter when a man with a handgun took her purse from her and ran off.

According to the Morning Call, the robber is a tall, thin white man who wore black jeans at the time of the robbery but had no shirt. Police say the man may have been using his shirt as a mask during the robbery.

Anyone with infomation about the case is asked to call Det. John Piperato at 610-250-6667.