Cops are looking to collar a brazen thief who snatched a necklace from a woman walking in the Bronx, police said.
The incident took place Sept. 18 at about 8:40 a.m. in front of 1221 Prospect Ave., near Home Street in the Morrisania section, cops said.
The 51-year-old woman was walking when an unidentified individual approached her from behind and snatched the jewelry off her neck before running toward Prospect Avenue, authorities said. The stunned victim suffered a minor injury to her neck, but refused medical attention, police said.
The NYPD on Saturday released surveillance video and a photo of the unidentified suspect, who has a stocky build, stands about 5-foot-8 inches and sports a beard and short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a red baseball cap, a white T-shirt, red shorts, black socks and white sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.