Would-be robber punches woman

A 41-year-old Jersey City woman was punched in the face by a would-be purse snatcher Saturday evening, police reports said.

The victim told police she was standing on the sidewalk at Arlington Avenue near Cartaret Avenue around 10 p.m. when a man walked up to her and punched her in the face, reports said.

The attacker then tried to grab the woman?s purse but she yanked it back and ran up some stairs to escape, reports said.
The victim, who complained of pain in her lip, declined medical attention, reports said.