A woman was robbed on the 600 block of University Avenue Saturday afternoon.

The victim, who is not affiliated with Syracuse University, was approached by an unknown male at about 12:20 p.m. The man grabbed the victim’s purse off her left arm and then fled north on University Avenue. The victim was not injured, according to a Department of Public Safety notice sent to all SU students.

DPS is asking for help identifying the suspect who is described as a white male in his early 30s, bald and of medium build. At the time of the attack, he was wearing an orange shirt with either white lettering or a white stripe on it.