A suspect was arrested in connection to the assault, robbery of a woman caught on surveillance video in front of a NYC church, police said.
A 16-year-old suspect was arrested in connection to the shocking assault and robbery of a 68-year-old woman caught on surveillance video Sunday in front of a Queens church, the NYPD said.The suspect is facing charges of robbery, assault, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. "To do this horrendous act of pushing her with force from the church’s steps, that’s unheard of, like to do that in a church," Father Konstantinos Kalogridis said.
in the Briarwood section.Surveillance video shows the woman heading up the stairs when the suspect, dressed in all black, is seen running up behind her. That's when the woman is punched and sent flying down the stairs.According to police, the suspect appeared to rummage through the woman's belongings as she laid on the ground. The suspect took off with her purse, which had $300 in cash in it, as well as her cellphone and car keys – then sped off in her car.
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