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VOL. 111, NO. 3 AUGUST 15-21, 2019
STREET FIGHT
Lawmaker, DOT boss clash
over Ridgewood bus lane
New skate area
opens up at
Forest Park
Page 4
Push continues
to relocate P.S. 9
from Maspeth
Page 8
Crook robs
sr. woman as
she shopped
The Old Timer takes a look back at a long-long semi-pro ballpark in Woodhaven: See Pages 26-27
File photos
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See Page 3
SINCE 1908
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
A crook yanked a purse out of a
68-year-old woman’s arms in
a Forest Hills 99-cent store on
Saturday aft ernoon during a robbery
caught on camera, police reported.
The NYPD released footage of
the incident which occurred at
9:40 a.m. on Aug. 10 inside the Food
99 Cent Discount shop at 118-27
Queens Blvd.
Law enforcement sources said
the victim was shopping in one of
the aisles when the perpetrator,
who had walked in seconds earlier,
approached her. The footage shows
the man grabbing the woman’s
purse out of her arms during a brief
struggle, then walking away.
Cops said the suspect fled the store
with the handbag, which contained a
debit card and $150 in cash.
Officers from the 112th Precinct
responded to the scene. The woman
was not injured.
As of press time, the perpetrator
remains at large. Cops described
the purse thief as a black man who
wore a white baseball cap, blue jeans,
white-and-black sneakers and a blue
long-sleeved shirt while carrying a
black backpack.
Anyone with information
regarding his whereabouts can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for
Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). All calls
are kept confidential.
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