Search for woman in brazen Brooklyn purse snatching at bus stop

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are looking for the woman who stole another woman's purse at a Brooklyn bus stop.

It happened on Sunday, August 11, at 2:35 p.m. on 5th Avenue in Sunset Park.
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The 62-year-old victim was sitting at a bus stop when a woman walked by and snatched her bag from her hand.

The thief ran away with the bag containing $76, the victim's IDs and two cartons of cigarettes.

The victim was not injured.
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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this female is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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