Police Seeking Man Who Robbed a Woman of Her Phone

Police are asking the public for any information about a robbery that occured in Freeport Monday morning.

According to detectives, a 55-year-old woman was waiting for a ride on the corner of North Brookside Avenue and West Forest Avenue at 6:28 a.m. in Freeport when she was approached by an unknown man on a bike. The subject got off the bike, grabbed the woman from behind and demanded her iPhone. The woman gave him the phone, and the man fled eastbound on Maryland Avenue on the bike.

The man is described as black, in his mid-twenties, wearing dark clothing. The woman was not hurt.

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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