NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Wednesday released a photo of a man wanted in a violent robbery of two women following a car crash in Manhattan last month.
It happened at approximately 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, in the vicinity of East 42nd street and Madison Avenue n Midtown, cops said.
According to officials, the victims, a 70-year-old woman and her 34-year-old daughter were engaged in a verbal altercation with the wanted suspect and a now-apprehended woman regarding a vehicle collision.
Acting in concert, the duo the 70-year-old victim in the face, pulled the 34-year-old woman by her hair, and stole her cellphone.
The female attacker fled the scene in her vehicle but was later apprehended. The mam fled with the cellphone on foot, heading to parts unknown.
The 70-year-old victim sustained minor injuries to her face and was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital by private means in stable condition. The 34-year-old victim refused medical treatment.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).