Man Pushes Woman To The Ground, Steals Purse In Woodside: NYPD

QUEENS — A man pushed a 67-year-old woman to the ground and stole her purse in Woodside Saturday morning, police said.

The man pushed the woman in front of 56-17 Roosevelt Avenue, near 56th St., and stole her purse about 6 a.m., cops said.

The robber fled on foot northbound on 56th St., the NYPD said.

Authorities released images of the robber on Saturday.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.