Duo Steal Older Woman's Purse From Brooklyn Mall: NYPD

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Two men followed an older woman into a mall on the border of Park Slope and stole her purse this week, police said.

The duo trailed a 59-year-old woman into the Atlantic Terminal mall, located at 139 Flatbush Avenue, on Feb. 21, according to the NYPD.

Eventually, the woman put her purse down on a bench in Applebee's at which point the two people snatched it and ran off, police said.

Police captured surveillance photos of the men in the mall, but as of Wednesday — several days after the theft — no arrests have been made and an investigation into the robbery remains ongoing, an NYPD spokesperson said.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked by police to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.