Posted on: August 24, 2025 08:20 AM

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Elderly woman injured in brutal Queens purse snatching as NYPD hunts suspect

A 75-year-old lady used to be violently robbed and injured in large sunlight hours on a busy Flushing avenue Wednesday morning, and now the NYPD is asking for assist figuring out the man responsible.

The demanding incident passed off at about 9:40 a.m. in the front of 134-38 Maple Avenue inside the 109th Precinct. Police stated the senior used to be on foot alongside the sidewalk when an unidentified man approached her from at the back of and ripped her purse away—causing her to fall difficult to the pavement.