NEW YORK, NY – A 92-year-old woman was robbed of her purse while walking along the Avenue of the Americas in Greenwich Village Thursday afternoon. According to police a man approached the woman from behind and forcibly took her purse in front of 442 Avenue of the Americas as 2:40 pm.
Detectives with the 6th Precinct have released a photo of the suspect caught on a nearby surveillance video camera.
After taking the purse, the suspect fled on foot. The woman was not seriously injured during the incident.
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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
