A brazen thief stole an aged woman’s buying cart that contained $40,000 successful cashier’s checks connected Wednesday successful the Bronx, police said.
The 85-year-old pistillate was approached by an unidentified antheral astir noon connected Marion Ave. and E. 195th St. successful Fordham, wherever the thief snatched her buying cart, which contained an Apple iPhone and aggregate debit and recognition cards, successful summation to the cashier’s checks, cops said.
The robber took disconnected connected ft soon afterward heading eastbound connected E. 195th St. Cops released photos of the suspect, showing the antheral wearing a hat, achromatic jacket, achromatic jeans and achromatic shoes.
The pistillate was not injured successful the incident.
Anyone with accusation regarding this incidental is asked to telephone the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline astatine 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
Originally Published: February 1, 2025 astatine 9:13 PM EST