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VIDEO: Thief Wrestles Purse Away from Woman in UWS Robbery, Police Say

By Emily Frost | August 17, 2015 6:26pm
Purse Robbery on the UWS
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MANHATTAN — A robber followed a woman into an Upper West Side apartment vestibule last month, wrestled her to the ground and stole her purse, police said. 

The male suspect trailed the 24-year-old victim into the vestibule on July 26 at 3:16 a.m. and ripped the the bag away before fleeing on foot, the NYPD said. 

Surveillance video shows the woman falling to the ground and struggling with the suspect over the purse. The bag was later found nearby with everything still inside, polices said.

The robbery happened within the confines of the 24th Precinct, which runs from West 86th Street to West 110th Street, but police did not specify the location.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com. The public can also send tips by text to 274637(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

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