Peel police have charged a 21-year-old man in connection with two street robberies in Brampton.

Shemar Thompson, a Brampton resident, has been charged with two counts of robbery after two women had their purses snatched.

The first incident took place on Dec. 6 in the area of Sunny Meadow Boulevard and Sandalwood Parkway. A 36-year-old woman was accosted by a man at 11:39 p.m.

“The male placed the victim in a bear hug and fled the area with her purse,” reads a Peel police press release issued Monday.