Police Seek Suspect Who Snatched Woman's Bag in West Village

WEST VILLAGE, NY — It was one unhappy Thanksgiving for a 22-year-old woman who had her bag stolen on Perry St., according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

A little after midnight on Thursday, Nov. 24, the woman was entering a residential building on Perry St. when a man followed her, grabbed her purse and then fled, police say. The suspect got away with her iPhone 6, laptop, passport, debit card and driver license, according to an NYPD spokesperson.

The suspect is described as around 29, 5-foot-9, 210 pounds and was last seen wearing a black jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Photo from the NYPD