Police officers are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a woman’s purse on Dec. 11 on Palo Alto’s University Avenue.

The Palo Alto Police Department released a sketch of the suspect, who the victim described as being in his mid-40s, thin and about 6’1″ tall, 170 lbs. He had short, curly black hair and was wearing a charcoal gray jacket and black pants, the department said in a news release.

The victim, a woman in her 20s, was walking in the 100 block of University Avenue shortly before 9 p.m., looking at her phone, when the suspected allegedly biked up behind her and snatched her purse. “The victim held on and was dragged several feet,” the news release said, before she let go and chased the suspect, calling for help. The suspect then biked away northbound on High Street.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the Palo Alto Police Department at 650-329-2413 or to submit an anonymous tip at paloalto@tipnow.org or by calling or texting 650-383-8984.