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Police say these two men snatched a purse from an 84-year-old woman in the Bronx on Wednesday. (Published Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016)
WHAT TO KNOW
Thieves have been targeting elderly men and women across the city in unrelated robberies, some of them violent
Victims in their 70s, 80s and 90s have been targeted, with two high-profile cases in Manhattan and the Bronx
In those two cases, elderly women in wheelchairs were targeted by thieves in broad daylight
Thieves snatched a purse from an 84-year-old woman in the Bronx on Wednesday — the latest in what has been a series of unrelated attacks, some of them violent, on older and elderly people across the city.
The two hooded men grabbed the purse
from the woman as she sat on a bench at a bus
stop at 1635 East 174th Street in Bronx River
just before 6 a.m.
from the woman as she sat on a bench at a bus
stop at 1635 East 174th Street in Bronx River
just before 6 a.m.
Video released by police appears to show the
suspects rummaging through the woman's purse
in an elevator at 1630 East 174th Street.
suspects rummaging through the woman's purse
in an elevator at 1630 East 174th Street.
That wasn't the only attack on an elderly person
in the Bronx in recent days. A 71-year-old man was punched in the face and knocked to the ground last Friday in Allerton, according to police. The robber
then took the man's wallet and ran away.
in the Bronx in recent days. A 71-year-old man was punched in the face and knocked to the ground last Friday in Allerton, according to police. The robber
then took the man's wallet and ran away.
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Police said they're looking for 26-year-old
Remington Soler in that case. The victim was taken
to Jacobi Hospital for his injuries.
Remington Soler in that case. The victim was taken
to Jacobi Hospital for his injuries.
Earlier this month a 72-year-old man woman was approached from behind and punched across her
face near Cortland Avenue and 154th Street in Melrose, Bronx. The two men in that attack then grabbed the woman's bag and took off down East 154th Street. The woman refused medical attention.
face near Cortland Avenue and 154th Street in Melrose, Bronx. The two men in that attack then grabbed the woman's bag and took off down East 154th Street. The woman refused medical attention.
And last month in Ozone Park, Queens, a
61-year-old woman was attacked by men who
tried to grab her bag. When she fought back, the
men threw her to the ground, punched her in the
face and grabbed her belongings. They then took
off in a silver Chrysler Sebring. The victim was
treated at the scene.
61-year-old woman was attacked by men who
tried to grab her bag. When she fought back, the
men threw her to the ground, punched her in the
face and grabbed her belongings. They then took
off in a silver Chrysler Sebring. The victim was
treated at the scene.
Although the robberies happened throughout the
month of September and August, police released information about them on Thursday. There's no indication that the robberies are related.
month of September and August, police released information about them on Thursday. There's no indication that the robberies are related.
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The latest news of more thieves targeting
vulnerable people comes after a week of
high-profile robberies in the Bronx and Manhattan.
vulnerable people comes after a week of
high-profile robberies in the Bronx and Manhattan.
A 37-year-old woman was arrested in the Bronx Tuesday in the robbery of an 86-year-old woman
in a wheelchair.
in a wheelchair.
And a 93-year-old East Harlem woman in a wheelchairwas robbed of her Social Security money last week. A 26-year-old man was arrested in that case.
Last month, surveillance video showed a man
pushing a 74-year-old man down a staircase in a robbery in the Bronx. The suspect is still on the
loose in that attack.
pushing a 74-year-old man down a staircase in a robbery in the Bronx. The suspect is still on the
loose in that attack.
The NYPD asks anyone with information to call \
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Published at 3:34 AM EDT on Sep 15, 2016
Source: Thieves Target Elderly People Across City in
Latest Round of Robberies | NBC New Yorkhttp://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Thieves-Target-Elderly-Older-People-Punch-Attack-Robberies-Steal-393507811.html#ixzz4KLwMyElU
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