A 30 year-old homeless woman was robbed on her way to breakfast Thursday morning in front of Bethel Lutheran Church, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
According to the report, Madison police found the woman in tears at 312 Wisconsin Ave. after responding to phone calls at approximately 8:30 a.m. The victim said she was unemployed and needed the money that was taken out of her purse.
The MPD was able to use the church’s surveillance video system to identify the suspect’s distinctive red knit hat, according to the report. A description of the suspect was released and the MPD received a call from the Madison Public Library later that day about spotting a man matching the police’s description.
After the library staff’s tip, Terrance Thomas, a 37-year-old man with past convictions of burglary and robbery, was arrested that day for the theft and a probation violation warrant from Milwaukee County.
