81-Year-Old Woman Pushed to Ground, Robbed in Bayview District

San Francisco, CA— An elderly woman was pushed to the ground and had her purse stolen while getting off a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city's Bayview District on Monday night, police said.

The robbery was reported at about 9 p.m. in the area of Third Street and Paul Avenue.

As the 81-year-old victim was getting off the bus, the suspect pushed her from behind, causing her to fall to the ground, according to police.

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The suspect then took the woman's purse and fled. He remains at large this morning and no detailed description of him was immediately available. The woman was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.

By Bay City News

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