Police Say They Identified Wrong Man As Suspect In Brutal Fort Greene Attempted Robbery Caught On Video

CBS New York

October 13, 2021

Police say they made a mistake, accusing the wrong suspect in a brutal attack on a 65-year-old woman was caught on camera in Brooklyn.

It happened on Sept. 28, just before 5 p.m. near St. Edwards and Willoughby Streets in Fort Greene.

A man can be seen getting off his bicycle and chasing the woman into the street, where he tries to take her purse before dragging her back onto the sidewalk.

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