72-year-old woman beaten, robbed on Upper West Side

Friday, January 27, 2017
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man who robbed a 72-year-old woman on the Upper West Side.

It happened on Thursday at 3:11 a.m. at 108th and Broadway.
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The woman was walking northbound on Broadway when a man grabbed at her purse.

When she resisted, the suspect punched her several times in her face and stole the purse, which contained $250, an iPhone and credit/bank cards.

He then fled eastbound on West 107th Street towards Amsterdam Avenue.

The victim suffered cuts to her mouth and lips and bruising to her face.
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She was transported by EMS to St. Luke's Hospital, where she was treated and released.



The suspect is in his 20s, 5'3" and 140 lbs. He was wearing a black bubble jacket over a grey hooded sweatshirt, and dark pants and sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident 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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