NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD on Tuesday released surveillance footage of the man they say forced a 74-year-old woman to the ground and robbed her as she waited at an MTA bus stop in Queens.
listen to 1010 wins
It happened on Monday around 12:30 p.m. at the bus stop in front of 115-07 Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park.
According to police, the suspect approached the victim as she was waiting at the bus stop and threw her on the ground before removing her purse containing her identification, credit cards and $150.
The woman was treated by EMS at the scene of the incident.
Cops said the man fled southbound on Beach 115th Street.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline
