Crime & Safety
Man Assaulted Woman, Stole Her Purse Outside Long Island Walgreens
Police are searching for the man, who fled the scene in a dark-colored car.

A man assaulted a woman in an East Meadow parking lot on Friday night and stole her purse, police said.
According to detectives, a 60-year-old woman was entering her car at Walgreens, located at 2474 Hempstead Turnpike, at 8 p.m. when she was approached from behind by a white man in his mid-30’s wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The man pushed the woman's face down onto the front seat and grabbed her purse from over her head. After a brief struggle, the man took the purse, which contained cash and personal property, then entered a dark colored car and fled eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike.
There were no reported injuries.
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Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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