Cops are looking for two men they say robbed an elderly woman walking with a cane in Brooklyn, knocking her to the ground as they targeted her.
The 68-year-old woman was crossing the street around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 near Watkins Street and Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, where one of the men ran up on her from behind, according to the NYPD. He quickly snatched her purse from her arm, dragging her to the ground and then running away, police said.
The second suspect acted as a lookout while the victim was robbed, officials said. It was all caught on surveillance video released by the NYPD (above).
The woman suffered bruising to her body and was treated at the scene, authorities said.
"That's nasty," one neighborhood resident said. "Not right."
NYPD statistics show that in the 73rd Precinct, where Brownsville is located, there's been a slight uptick in both robberies (308 this year through Nov. 4), and violent assault (521 this year through Nov. 4). They're among the highest numbers in the city.
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