Man Mugs Woman in Alphabet City Building

Woman Mugged in Her Building in Alphabet City

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a robbery in the vestibule of a building in Alphabet City. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

December 22, 2023

MANHATTAN - A man robbed a woman in the vestibule of her apartment building in Alphabet City and then tried to break into the building, cops said.

At around 7 pm on December 7, a 28-year-old woman was walking home to her apartment building in the vicinity of East 3 Street and Avenue D. Cops said a man followed her into the vestibule of her building and forcibly removed the woman’s purse from off her shoulder.

Cops said the robber then cornered the victim and tried to force her to open the vestibule door to gain access to the building.

Suddenly a neighbor came out and approached the vestibule and the mugger fled, cops said.

The suspect is described as a male in his 40s with a medium complexion. He is 5 foot 7 and 160 pounds.

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.