A one-legged crook joined up with a partner to snatch an elderly woman’s wallet and phone from a Queens drug store, cops said.
The amputee, seen in surveillance footage walking with crutches, approached the 86-year-old woman inside the Duane Reade on Broadway near 35th Street in Astoria, authorities said.
He grabbed the woman’s wallet — holding $40 and her iPhone — from her pocketbook as his alleged accomplice shielded his actions from public view, cops said.
The one-legged suspect was joined by an accomplice when he allegedly took from an 86-year-old woman inside a Queens Duane Reade. NYPDThe crook then hobbled away on crutches with his alleged accomplice by his side.
The one-legged man who allegedly snatched the wallet was last seen wearing a dark colored T-shirt with a white graphic on the front, a light colored camouflage hooded jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers, cops said.
He has a light complexion with short brown hair and a medium build.
The other suspect was last seen wearing a light-colored sweatshirt, blue jeans, a Puma baseball cap, black sneakers, a dark colored jacket and eyeglasses.
He also has a light complexion and short dark hair with a stocky build.
