Easton man charged after robbing elderly woman

EASTON, Md. – An Easton man was arrested following a robbery investigation earlier this week.

At around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the Post Office located at 116 E. Dover Street for a reported robbery that had just occurred. Officers met with the 83-year-old female victim who reported that as she was getting into her vehicle, a man took her purse from her arm and ran.

An Easton PD K-9 track was conducted, and the stolen purse was recovered in the area of the 200 block of August Street. Once the purse was recovered, the victim discovered and told police that cash was stolen.

The victim was not injured.

Detectives were able to obtain video of the suspect, who was then identified as 58-year-old Michael Thomas. Thomas was located on Monday and charged with robbery, second degree assault, theft $100 to $1500, and obtaining property from a vulnerable adult.