iPhone stolen from owner’s hands on State Street

A man had his iPhone stolen from out of his hands on the 500 block of State Street Sunday morning, according to a Madison Police Department release Tuesday.

The 22-year-old from Minneapolis flagged down a police officer Sunday after attempting to chase down the phone snatcher. The thief, who managed to escape, is described in the report as an African-American male in his mid 20s, wearing a red sweatshirt and hat.

A combined 14 robberies or thefts have been reported on State Street in the last two weeks, according to City of Madison data available on crimereports.com.