Preppy Mugger Throws Old Woman to Ground in Purse Snatching in Tribeca



By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

January 3, 2023 


MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a well-dressed but vicious crook who threw an elderly woman to the sidewalk when he stole her purse in Tribeca on New Year’s Day. 


The NYPD released the dramatic video which shows the man drag his victim to the ground.





At around 2 pm on January 1, a 76-year-old woman had just left a gym and was walking in front of 88 Leonard Street when a young man walked up to her. First he tried to remove her purse from off her arm. The woman is seen confronting him and pulling her purse back.





As she walks away, the man runs up to her, grabs the purse and yanks hard. The woman, who had been holding onto to the purse, fell to the sidewalk. Cops say the suspect fled on foot on Church Street. 




The victim refused medical attention at the scene.


Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/

 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.



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