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Man Pushes Over Elderly Woman And Robs Her in Brooklyn, Cops Say

 The suspect robbed her within the Church Avenue subway station.
The suspect robbed her within the Church Avenue subway station.
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KENSINGTON — A robber shoved a 61-year-old woman to the ground in the Church Avenue subway station and yanked the purse from around her shoulder, cops said.

The woman didn't appear to be injured in the Jan. 22 attack near Church and McDonald Avenues, in Kensington, according to the NYPD.

Police said the purse-snatcher was about 5-feet-9  tall and was last seen sporting a thin goatee, a black jacket, black hoodie and a Colorado Rockies baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).