MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade police released surveillance video of a brazen thief who hopped out of a car in broad daylight and demanded a 42-year-old woman's purse. The robbery occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on June 9 in the area of NW 175 Street and NW 57 Avenue. Miami-Dade police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 35 to 40 years of age with a dark complexion, 5 feet 11 inches tall and approximately 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and black pants. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.)

"According to investigators, the victim was entering the front gate of her driveway, when the subjects approached in their vehicle and parked across the street," explained Detective Alvaro Zabaleta of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "The subject sitting in the front passenger seat then exited the vehicle and ran toward the victim."