Suspect nabbed in Janesville purse snatching

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A 26-year-old Janesville man is in custody after a woman was robbed in the Hedberg Public Library's underground parking lot.  The 48-year-old woman reported the incident shortly after 11:00 o'clock Tuesday morning.  She told  police a man grabbed her purse and dragger her until the strap on the purse broke.  Thanks to a detailed description from the victim, police were able to track the suspect's footprints in the snow.  Police say they arrested Eduardo Perez a short time later at a home in the 500 block of South Parker Drive.