Thief Punches Fort Greene Woman And Steals Purse, Police Say

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — A thief punched a woman in the face, shoved her to the ground, grabbed her purse and fled down a Fort Greene street, according to police.

The man approached the 27-year-old woman — who was walking home from the subway — on the corner of Waverly and Dekalb avenues around 10 p.m. on March 28, police said

The suspect had not been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon, but was caught on video surveillance footage wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jacket, gray sweatpants and gray high-tops, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

Photo courtesy of the NYPD.