Police are looking for a woman who entered a Long Island City art space and swiped a woman’s bag from the counter.
On July 11 at approximately 3:35 p.m., the suspect stole an 80-year-old woman’s purse from a counter at 44-02 23rd St. The purse was located on the third floor in an art studio. The purse contained the victim’s credit card and approximately $125 in cash.
The suspect is described as a white female, 20 to 30 years old, last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts and white sneakers with pink shoelaces.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
