Police: Purse snatcher took woman’s finger

? A man tore a woman’s finger off during a drive-by purse snatching, police said.

Caesare R. Pinkins, 21, is charged with multiple felony counts of robbery, aggravated battery and burglary. He is being held in Gwinnett County Jail without bond.

Pinkins drove by a 55-year-old woman at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, swiped her purse and stepped on the gas, Gwinnett Police Corporal Illana Spellman said.

“As the suspect drove away, one of the victim’s fingers was pulled off,” Spellman said.

Attempts by surgeons to reattach the woman’s severed finger were unsuccessful. Spellman said she did not have additional information about the woman’s injuries. She did not identify the victim.