Vancouver police seek information after woman assaulted, robbed in Marpole

Vancouver police are investigating after a woman was assaulted and robbed in the Marpole neighbourhood early Aug. 27.

The Vancouver Police Department says the woman was walking on Granville Street near S.W. Marine Drive at about 1:30 a.m. when a stranger approached her. Police allege the man punched her in the face, took her purse and fled before officers arrived.

A search of the neighbourhood did not locate the suspect, although officers found the victim’s phone nearby. BC Emergency Health Services paramedics treated the woman at the scene for a nose injury.

Anyone with information or video is asked to call VPD at 604-717-3321 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.