By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

GUAM Police Department Tamuning precinct officers are looking for the suspect in a purse snatching at Potts Junction in Dededo at 10 a.m. on Friday.
GPD public affairs officer Allan Guzman said two female Japanese tourists were sight-seeing and stopped along the roadway by the Potts Junction in Dededo when a man operating a “high rise pickup” truck pulled up beside their vehicle.
“The individual opened the driver’s door and began pulling the driver’s purse. A struggle ensued and the driver ended up getting punched in the face by the suspect,” Guzman said.
The driver ended up releasing her purse. The man also reached over to the passenger side and struggled with the passenger, and took her purse.
The suspect fled in the pickup truck towards Route 3.
The victims in this case refused medical treatment.
The male suspect is described as possibly local, of slim build, weighing 150 to 160 pounds, and having a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark hat with a dark short sleeve pullover shirt.
No further details were given by the two women. The two purses contained an undisclosed amount of money and miscellaneous items.
Another purse snatching
Another purse snatching took place on Saturday at 5:05 a.m. in the parking lot of the Ghost Castle Game Room in Tamuning.
“A female was walking to her vehicle from the game room and was confronted by a man who asked her for a cigarette. When she said she did not have any cigarettes, the man reached into her vehicle and began to grab her purse,” Guzman said.
When the suspect tried to get her purse, a struggle ensued. The female was punched and kicked by the suspect until she fell to the ground and released her purse. The man later fled on foot towards the back of Cost-U-Less.
GPD said the woman refused medical attention.
The suspect is described as possibly local or of Micronesian descent, standing 5-feet-7-inches to 5-feet-9-inches, weighing 200 to 250 pounds, of medium complexion, and with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with dark colored shorts.
If anyone has information on these cases, call the Guam Police Department at 472-8911 or Guam Crime Stoppers at 477-HELP(4357). Crime Stoppers does not use caller ID and you do not have to leave your name.