Knifepoint robbery in Queens caught on video
NEW YORK - Video shows a violent purse snatching on a Queens street.
It happened last Thursday.
A 60-year-old woman was walking in the Woodhaven section when a man approached her from behind, showed a knife, and grabbed the woman's handbag. In the process, the woman was knocked to the ground and injured her elbow.
The bag contained $100 and a cell phone.
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