Mom robbed in parking lot of Ross Dress for Less in Gilbert while loading child, purchases into car

A 22-year-old woman was robbed shortly after noon Monday in the parking lot of a Gilbert Ross Dress for Less, police said.

The woman was loading her child and purchases into her vehicle when a man approached her from behind as she stood at the driver’s door, police said. He allegedly took the woman’s purse from the vehicle, police said.

Police describe the suspect as a man between 5’6” and 5’10” tall, weighing between 140 and 150 lbs. He was seen leaving in a black pickup truck. No injuries were sustained and a weapon wasn’t seen or used during the incident.

The investigation is ongoing.