Madison police have arrested a person of interest in connection with a robbery and an attempted robbery from over the weekend.
The robbery happened Sunday morning. Police say s 22-year-old woman was walking on North Bedford St. when a stranger ran up behind her and stole her purse. She told police the suspect rode away on a bicycle.
A few hours later, there was an attempted strong armed robbery on N. Lake St. Following the first attack, officers were able to identify a potential suspect by reviewing surveillance images.
The man seen in the images was located on State St. a short time later. He was taken into custody on a probation warrant and is expected to be tentatively charged with both cases.
Police have not released any information on the person of interest because he has not been charged.
For more go to WKOW: http://www.wkow.com/story/38770435/2018/07/30/madison-police-arrest-person-of-interest-in-two-weekend-robberies