Woman Tackled, Scraped In Chelsea During Cell Phone Grab: NYPD

CHELSEA, NY - A Chelsea pedestrian was tackled and scraped in the face and eyes during a violent cell phone grab last month, authorities said.

The 41-year-old victim was using her cell phone near 10th Avenue and West 17th Street about 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 when an unknown individual tackled her from behind and snatched the device, police said.

A brawl for the phone ensued, resulting in lacerations and scrapes to the victim’s face, nose, and eyes, police said. She reportedly refused medical attention.

The attacker is described as a man between 16 and 20 years old with a medium build, police said. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with yellow writing on the chest, red flannel pajama pants, and black and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).