Aug. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are still looking for a heartless purse snatcher who allegedly injured an elderly woman during a robbery last month.

Police say the 75-year-old victim was walking in front of an apartment building at 134-38 Maple Ave. near Main Street at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23, when a stranger approached her from behind and forcibly grabbed her purse. The senior fell to the sidewalk, injuring her hip, back and arms. The perpetrator ran off traveling southbound on Main Street toward Kissena Corridor Park. The victim’s purse contained her identification, an iPhone, and $100 in cash.

EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

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