Police After Thief Who Stole Woman’s Purse & Cash On East 8th Street [Video]

A purse snatching thief in Sheepshead Bay took a woman’s cash then fled the scene last Friday afternoon, police said

An unknown man approached a 42-year-old woman, opposite 1708 East 8th Street, on July 22 at 3:05pm, and shouted, “Give me your money! Give me your purse or I’ll hurt you!” at her, police said. The suspect then grabbed the victim’s purse, which contained $150, before fleeing southbound on 8th Street, cops said.

Surveillance footage shows the shirtless man wearing gray shorts and white sneakers while carrying the woman’s purse in one hand and a black shirt over his shoulder.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic male, with short straight black hair and tattoos on his right arm and chest. The man was last seen wearing gray shorts, a black shirt, and white sneakers, cops said.

Police said there were no reported injuries and the investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information in regards to this robbery 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 atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.