Cops Seek Knife Wielding Suspect In Pair Of Upper West Side Robberies
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD has asked the public for help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a pair of Upper West Side robberies.
On Sunday Jan. 18, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. a 72-year-old woman was walking near West 89th Street and Riverside Drive when the suspect approached her with a knife and demanded the victim's purse.
The victim complied and the suspect fled.
On Saturday, February 28, a 62-year-old woman was sitting on a bench near West 84th Street and Riverside Drive when the suspect brandished a knife, sat down next to her, and demanded money. The victim said she didn't have any cash, began to scream, and the suspect fled.
The suspect has been described as a black female in her mid twenties. She is 5' tall, weighs 125-lbs, and has black curly hair.
Anyone with information regarding this incident has been asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to 274637[CRIMES] and entering TIP577.