Cops: Man Mugged Woman In East Village Church

Police are looking for a man who allegedly mugged a woman at an East Village church yesterday morning. According to 1010 WINS, "The victim had been praying inside the Immaculate Conception Church on East 14th Street in the East Village when she was attacked around 6:30am. The 61 year old woman was grabbed by the neck from behind and forced to the floor. The suspect grabbed her brown leather purse from her hand." The suspect was caught on surveillance video, running west on 14th Street and then south on First Avenue. Police ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers (800 577 TIPS/8477), log on WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or text 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577 and the tip.

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By Jen Chung in News on March 20, 2010 8:25 AM

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Tar_Baby

Have a description of the perp?

Ragingsemi

Male Hispanic, light skin tone, 5'5"-5'6", wearing an army green jacket, blue jeans, black boots, baseball cap, with steel framed aviator glasses, and a hood...this neighborhood it doesn't help much.

ocm123

And with that description how do you expect the police to identify him?

Ragingsemi

He won't be found. My wife was beaten and robbed in our building lobby uptown a few weeks ago. The only thing the police are good at in this city is getting DUI's. It took them a full week to come by and really ask her any questions. Another week after that to put up a flier with the guys picture on it (which was picked up by a neighboring buildings cameras). The fat ass woman cops who came on the scene could barely walk up the stairs, and wouldn't even let my wife use their cell phone to call me. F. the NYPD. Give me the guardian angels any day.

John_Matrix

what's your neighborhood?

Ragingsemi

East Harlem. WE moved up from Hell's Kitchen. Within a month this happened. Our fault I guess.....

Splicer

Not a great picture but hopefully someone recognizes the clothing on the guy. Other than the usual cliches, I don't know what else to say about this crime. I'm disgusted.