The NYPD is looking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.
It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 2, at approximately 1.40 p.m., shortly after a 76-year-old woman withdrew money from an ATM located inside a bank located at 1 East Fordham Road, the person grabbed the victim’s purse and threw her to the ground.
The assailant then fled, northbound, on Jerome Avenue with the victim’s purse. The victim was transported by EMS to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in stable condition with a laceration to her head.
Anyone with information regarding 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.