72 Year-Old Woman Beaten And Robbed

Police are looking for the man behind the robbery of a 72 year-old woman that took place last week on Tuesday, September 13.

The woman was standing at the corner of Avenue T and East 2 Street at around 11am when the suspect came up to her from behind and knocked her to the ground. He then punched her, giving her a laceration on the face, and took her purse, which contained $5,000, according to police.

A surveillance camera on the corner caught the suspect walking down the sidewalk. In one photo it seems he looks directly into the camera. He is shown wearing tan shorts, a dark sweater, and black socks.

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.