A suspected purse snatcher literally ran into a Port St. Lucie officer’s arms early Monday, police said.

Brian K. Siemienski, 33, approached a Denny’s employee who was sitting in her car while the restaurant on South U.S. Highway 1 was cleaned shortly after 3 a.m. Monday, police said. The employee asked Siemienski if she could help him and he replied, "Yeah, this."

He reportedly opened the car door and grabbed her purse. The woman fought with Siemienski and the handle of the purse snapped off.

A man scheduled to spray the restaurant for bugs pulled up in his vehicle during the struggle. Siemienski spotted the man and ran with the broken purse strap and the woman’s apron.

The man followed Siemienski. Someone called police, who arrived on scene just as Siemienski was running by. Siemienski ran straight into the arms of a police sergeant who then arrested him.

Siemienski, of Port St. Lucie, faces robbery, burglary and drug charges.