Woman Wanted in Beating, Purse Snatching in East New York

EAST NEW YORK – Police are looking for a woman in connection with a beating and robbery outside an East New York grocery store last month.

On August 25th, around 8:00pm, a woman threw her victim to the ground outside 684 Hegeman Ave and punched her multiple times, before stealing her purse and fleeing, said police.

The 30-year old victim went to an area hospital with complaints of pain following the incident, said police.

The assailant, described by police as a black woman, last seen wearing a yellow shirt, black pants, black sandals and black hat, can be seen in surveillance footage below:

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.