'Give Me Your Purse Or I'll Hurt You': Purse Snatching Suspect Caught On Video In Midwood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD wants your help identifying a tattooed man caught on video after a purse snatching in Brooklyn.
The robbery took place at 3:05 p.m. July 22 on East 8th Street near Quentin Road in Midwood, police said.
A Hispanic man with short, straight black hair, tattoos on his right arm and chest, wearing gray shorts, a black shirt and sneakers approached a 42-year-old woman and said "Give me your money! Give me your purse or I'll hurt you!" according to police.
After snatching the woman's purse he ran down 8th Street, police said. He got away with $150.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
