Crime & Safety
Man Tries, And Fails, To Snatch Purse From Woman In Bushwick
Security camera footage shows the woman fighting off the man, who approached her from behind.
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BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A man tried and failed to snatch a woman's purse as she was walking down a Bushwick street this week.
It happened on Monday night, around 9:15 p.m., on Granite Street near Broadway, police said.
That's when a man walked up behind the 54-year-old woman and grabbed for her purse. She held on, though, even after he knocked her to the ground.
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The man eventually ran away and hasn't been caught.
Security camera footage released by police shows a part of the struggle:
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