MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have made an arrest in the case of a purse snatching in Downtown Miami.

Miami-Dade Police located and detained the suspect, Jacqueline Wright, who they said snatched a woman’s purse as she walked home on Jan. 20 around 1 a.m.

Wright was later arrested and charged with robbery and credit card fraud.

Victim Maria Jesus was walking from a restaurant to her home located along Northwest Ninth Avenue and First Street when police said Wright got out of a car and trailed the victim to the building’s entrance.

Police are still looking for the getaway driver.

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