98-year-old wheelchair-bound woman robbed in Brooklyn

KENSINGTON (WABC) -- A 98-year-old wheelchair-bound woman was robbed as she walked with her home attendant in Brooklyn.

It happened on Sunday June 29th at 1 p.m. on Ocean Parkway at Church Avenue in the Kensington section.

The suspect rode past them on a bicycle and grabbed the elderly woman's purse from her lap.

Police released surveillance video of the suspect.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.