NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department are asking the public to assist in identifying a man captured by surveillance cameras responsible for a purse snatching in Astoria on New Year’s Day.
According to officers with the 114th Precinct, the suspect approached a 36-year-old woman in the area of 31-15 29 Street, at around 2:40 p.m.
The female victim was walking when the unknown individual approached from behind and pushed her down to the ground.
“The individual then removed the victim’s purse and fled the location on foot,” NYPD said today. “The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene by EMS.”
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).