NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a woman who punched a 26-year-old woman in a Brooklyn subway station after robbing her last month.
The attacker approached the woman on a southbound F train and snatched her purse around 10:35 p.m., according to officials.
The victim followed her onto the Smith Street-Bergen Street subway station platform and tried to reclaim her purse, authorities said.
The attacker reportedly punched her in the face before fleeing the station.
The victim went to Maimonides Medical Center by private means for treatment.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.