Courtesy of the NYPD
By Dave Goldiner
DNAinfo News Editor
EAST VILLAGE — Cops are hunting a man accused of mugging a 60-year-old home health aide in the elevator of a building on FDR Drive.
The woman was headed home to the 13th floor of the building at 819 FDR Dr. near East 7th Street when the man followed her into the lift at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 15.
He grabbed the woman's purse off her neck, hurting her neck and shoulder before fleeing, police said
The suspect is described as a man in his early 30s. He was wearing a sweatshirt with the words "New York" emblazoned on it.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or go to their website.
