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TOMS RIVER -- Police are searching for a man who they say stole two purses from a Wyoming Drive home early Saturday morning while the family was sleeping.
The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m., said Officer Ralph Stocco, spokesman for the Toms River Police Department.
When the family awoke, they realized two purses were missing from the kitchen, Stocco said.
Toms River police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in the photo above. (Toms River Police Department)Police don't have much information about the suspect, but his image was captured on the home's surveillance camera.
Stocco said the suspect appears to be a white male who is possibly in his mid-20s. The man was wearing a hooded Champion sweatshirt, jeans and flip-flops.
Stocco asked anyone with information to call Detective James Carey at 732-349-0150 ext. 1292 or Detective Thomas DiMichele at ext. 1333.
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