NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A 63-year-old man was knocked to the ground and robbed in Brooklyn, police said Saturday as they released video of the attack and the suspect they're searching for.
The victim was crossing Kings Highway at E. 17th Street in Midwood on the night of June 24 when he was approached from behind by a teen girl wearing a skeleton sweatshirt, police said.
The girl grabbed the man's wallet from his back pocket, sending him falling to the pavement during a struggle, video shows.
She then fled northbound down E. 17th Street with the man's wallet, according to police.
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The man was not injured, police said.
The NYPD believes the suspect is between 15 and 18 years old.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
