Search for 2 women who stole valuable necklace off 84-year-old Asian woman

BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the two women who grabbed a necklace off an 84-year-old woman in Brooklyn.

It happened on Saturday just before 2 p.m. on 67th Street and 8th Avenue in Bay Ridge.

The 84-year-old said she was sitting when the two unidentified suspects grabbed the necklace and fled in an unknown direction.

WATCH | Surveillance video shows the incident unfold:

Police are searching for the two women who grabbed a necklace off an 84-year-old woman in Brooklyn.

The woman was not injured.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the individual 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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