A thief knocked a 24-year-old mom and her 4-year-old son to the ground as he snatched a pricey chain off the woman’s neck in the Bronx, disturbing new video shows.
The mother and son were walking on Grand Concourse near East 181st Street in Fordham Heights around 5:20 p.m. May 4 when the suspect approached them from behind, cops said.
Video released early Friday shows the brute rushing up to the victim and yanking her by the hair — knocking her to the ground and causing her child to fall as well.
The man grabbed the woman’s chain and yanked her by the hair. DCPI
Police are still looking for the suspect. DCPIHe grabbed the woman’s chain — worth $6,500 — from her neck before running back down the block and taking off on a green moped, authorities said.
The mother and son refused medical attention for minor scratches on their hands and knees, cops said.
Police are still looking for the suspect, described as a man with a dark complexion, 18 to 25 years old, around 5 feet 6, with a medium build.
The thief sped off on a green moped afterward. DCPI
The thief is described as a man with a dark complexion, 18 to 25 years old, around 5 feet 6, with a medium build. DCPIHe was last seen wearing a black ski mask, white T-shirt, blue jeans, black T-shirt and black sneakers.
