Wanted: Brighton Beach Purse Snatcher Who Robbed Elderly Woman

Cops are looking for neighbors’ help identifying a teenage purse snatcher who robbed a 78-year-old woman in Brighton Beach last Monday.

The woman was in front of her home on Oceanview Avenue near Brighton 3rd Street when a teenage punk walked up to her at 12:40pm and ripped her purse out of her hand.

The purse contained just $50 in cash and, thankfully, he left the woman unharmed.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 16 years old and 5’8″. He was wearing a red baseball hat and white sneakers, as seen in a still photo captured from a nearby surveillance camera.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  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.