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Police: Suspect Pushed 90-Year-Old Man To Ground And Robbed Him

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Authorities are looking for a suspect in a brazen Bronx robbery.

The NYPD said the suspect entered the Bueno Borito Borato clothing store located at 680 Melrose Ave., on Feb. 16 and pushed a 90-year-old man to the ground.

Police said the suspect then took the victim's property as well as money from the cash register at the store before fleeing.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Police have released a photo of the suspect, who is described as 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are kept strictly confidential.

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