EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are looking for a suspect in a robbery in the East Village.
Just before 5 a.m. on May 7, near East 10th Street and First Avenue, the suspect followed a woman into the vestibule of a residential building, tackled her to the ground and ripped her purse out of her hands.
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According to the New York City Police Department, the suspect fled west on 10th Street. The victim recovered her purse a few blocks from the incident location.
The individual is described as a male Hispanic, 40 to 45 years old, 5'8", medium build; last seen wearing a red hooded sweater and blue jeans.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).