WARREN, Ohio -  Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who was on parole when he allegedly ripped a purse from the hands of a woman as she was visiting a friend in Warren.

Kevin L. Streeter is wanted for allegedly robbing a 42-year-old woman at a home on the 700 block of Mercer Street last week.

The woman told officers that the suspect grabbed her purse, pulling hard enough to rip off the purse straps.

According to the police report, the victim chased the man around the block to Washington St. NE and Vine Avenue, where she lost sight of the suspect.

The woman said she had $2,000 in the purse and a bank card.

On Friday, police issued an arrest warrant for Streeter who is currently on parole for a 2020 drug conviction.