Van involved in robbery, purse snatching in Warren

Warren police provided a photo of a blue Dodge or Chrysler minivan that was involved in a robbery at the Pat Catan’s store at Ridge Road and Youngstown-Warren Road at about noon Friday. The vehicle struck two people in the store parking lot with the suspect, a white male, taking the purse of one of the victims and fleeing south on Ridge Road. The two victims were transported to St. Joseph Health Center with moderate injuries, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Wayne Mackey at 330-841-2684.