Crime & Safety
Mugger Robs 82-Year-Old Man In His Apartment Building, Cops Say
The 82-year-old man was mugged inside of his own apartment building in the East Village, cops said.
EAST VILLAGE, NY — A man mugged an 82-year-old man inside of his apartment building in the East Village Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The mugger walked up to the man inside a residential building at East 11th Street and Second Avenue and pushed him on the ground Tuesday about 4:40 p.m., according to police.
Police said the mugger took the man's wallet from his back pocket and fled towards Second Avenue.
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The man had a minor arm injury and was treated at Beth Israel Medical Center, cops said.
Police said the man's wallet contained four credit cards, $50, a driver's license and an insurance card.
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Surveillance images near the robbery show the man cops are looking for wearing a black T-shirt with a purple backpack and white sneakers.
Police told Patch the mugger is not a resident of the building, and it is not known how he got inside the building.
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