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Monday, April 28, 2025

Woman gets a kiss then gets purse stolen, $1 missing

Be careful who kisses you, it may just be the kissing bandit. 

 

A 69-year-old woman reported a dollar was stolen from her after an unfamiliar man hugged and kissed her on the head Sunday night.  

 

According to a police report, the woman said the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. after she had just taken the Badger Bus home from church. As the woman was attempting to get into her West Dayton Street apartment, a man reportedly approached her from behind and hugged her.  

 

The woman says although she did not recognize him, the man claimed to know her and began kissing her on the top of the head. She told police she believes the man must have obtained her purse during this encounter.  

 

According to the report, the man later arrived at her apartment door to return the purse. The woman discovered a dollar was missing from her purse at this time. 

 

The suspect is described as a black male, mid-to-late twenties, 135 pounds, with a thin build, wearing a black turtleneck sweater with black and gray horizontal stripes, blue jeans and tennis shoes.

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