Elderly Woman Robbed Of Jewelry On Harlem Street: NYPD

HARLEM, NY — An elderly woman was robbed while walking down a Harlem block last week, according to police.

At about 5:30 p.m., a 96-year-old woman was walking near West 127 St. and Frederick Douglass Blvd. when a man approached her while riding a moped, police said.

The crook then snatched a necklace from the victim's neck, causing her to tumble to the ground, while the suspect quickly fled on a black moped heading eastbound on West 127th Street, police said.

The woman sustained minor injuries and was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition, an NYPD spokesperson said.

Officials released a photo of a person they say is connected to the robbery in hopes of identifying them.

Anyone with information in regard to this 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).