NYPD: Man In Bushwick Stole Purse From 78-Year Old In Wheelchair (VIDEO)

WATCH: Thief Snatches Purse From Old Woman In Wheelchair

The NYPD has released surveillance footage of a man snatching the purse of a wheelchair-bound elderly woman in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

A police report says the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 20th at 1:09 p.m. at the southeast corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Bleecker Street.

According to The New York Post, the woman is 78 years-old and the assailant is "6 feet tall, weighs about 180 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and dark-colored shorts with a white stripe".

Watch below as the thug walks ahead of the elderly woman, glancing back to eye the victim before going out of frame. He then comes back into the frame, quickly snatches the purse and runs away. Another surveillance camera shows him fleeing the scene.

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or to submit tips at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.

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