Police seek New Hyde Park purse snatcher

Nassau County police are looking for a male, seen in... — Nassau County police are looking for a male, seen in a surveillance image, who they said robbed a woman of her purse in New Hyde Park on July 23, 2017. Credit: NCPD

By Joan Gralla and John Valentijoan.gralla@newsday.com,john.valenti@newsday.com JoanGralla,August 19, 2017

A picture of a purse snatcher who robbed a woman in New Hyde Park last month was released by Nassau County police on Saturday.

Police said the theft occurred as the victim, identified only as a 55-year-old woman, was walking south on Central Boulevard at 9:42 a.m. on July 23.

The suspect “approached her from behind,” police said, then “grabbed her handbag.” The handbag contained credit cards and an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

No one was injured.

Police ask anyone with information regarding the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477.

All calls will remain confidential.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com,john.valenti@newsday.com JoanGralla,

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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