Woman Robbed Near Gangplank Marina in Southwest

A woman was robbed yesterday evening near Gangplank Marina in Southwest.

The robbery occurred about 5 p.m. on the 400 block of M Street SW, according to an email from Metropolitan Police Department First District Commander Mark Beach.

The woman reported that she was struck in the back of the head by a suspect who then stole her purse and ran away. The thief took the woman’s cell phone and wallet and left her purse nearby.

Police described the suspect as a black man, about 6 feet tall with a slender build, dark jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt and a black hat.