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NYPD: This Guy Snatched 84-Year-Old Woman's Purse On Upper East Side
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 25, 2015
Modified Feb 25, 2015
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Published Feb 25, 2015
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The police are searching for a man who shoved an elderly woman and snatched her purse.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at 10:37 a.m. this past Monday: "The suspect followed the 84 year-old female victim as she was walking eastbound on 82 Street at York Avenue. The suspect proceeded to push the victim and removed her purse which contained an unknown amount of cash, a credit card, and a cell phone."
Luckily, the victim was not injured. Police released video of the suspect, describing him as about 5'8" to 6', approximating 170 pounds and last wearing white sneakers and maroon pants:
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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