MANHATTAN — Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a woman leaving an Inwood subway station early Tuesday.
The victim, 30, was walking up the stairs of the 1 train station at Tenth Avenue and 207th street shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday when the attacker came up from behind her and grabbed her purse, police said.
He pulled the woman to the ground and rifled through her coat pockets, fleeing with several unidentified items, police said.
The suspect, who was caught on video surveillance, was wearing a dark military-style jacket at the time and is described as between 20 and 30 years old, and standing between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet, police said.
Police urged anyone with information about the attack to report it confidentially to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 and entering TIP577.