Thursday, October 1, 2026
Police are seeking a purse snatcher who attacked a woman in Valley Stream's west end Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, au unknown man approached a 20-year-old woman from behind on Gold Street, threw her to the ground and grabbed her pocketbook. He then fled the scene. The woman was not hurt.
The pocketbook contained cash, bank cards and identification. The suspect is described as a black male, 6-foot, thin build, wearing a black T-shirt and a black baseball cap with a red emblem. He fled in a dark red or maroon car with a partial plate number of 5047.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS.
