Crime & Safety
NEARBY: Woman Robbed in Stop & Shop Parking Lot
The subject, who fled the scene on a bike, pushed the victim against her car and forcibly ripped her pocketbook from her shoulder, police said.
By Carisa Giardino
A woman was robbed of her pocketbook Tuesday afternoon as she loaded groceries into her car in the parking lot of the East Meadow Stop & Shop, Nassau County Third Squad detectives said.
The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m.
According to detectives, the 54-year-old victim was approached by an African American man wearing a hooded sweatshirt that was covering his face.
The subject pushed the victim against her car and forcibly ripped her pocketbook from her shoulder, police said, and then jumped onto a black mountain bike.
The subject was last seen riding westbound on Hempstead Turnpike.
Detectives request anyone with information regarding this robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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