On Monday, July 2 at approximately 1:00 pm, an 80-year-old female was walking home from the Parkland Mall when she was approached by a male in the parking lot. He grabbed her purse. When she tried to hang onto her purse, the male pushed her to the ground. The victim sustained serious injuries from the incident and had to be transported to hospital.
The suspect was last seen running away in the Franco Drive and Fenson Crescent area. The suspect is described as a native male in his 20s, short and slim, wearing all dark clothing. The suspect was wearing a hooded sweater with the hood up, and he had dark pants on.
The public's assistance is being requested. If any purses or wallets are located in the area, please call Yorkton RCMP immediately. Please do not handle these items; police officers will attend to examine them.
If you have any information about this, please contact the Yorkton Municipal RCMP at 786-2400 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Shortly after 6:00 pm on Monday, July 2, a 14-year-old boy was struck by a car while crossing Queen Street in Yorkton on a bicycle.
The boy suffered severe injuries. He was taken to Yorkton Hospital by EMS and later transferred to Regina.
Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor.
Traffic on Queen Street was rerouted while emergency workers and police attended to the scene.
