Masked Mugger Attacks Williamsburg Woman, Police Say

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN -- Police are looking for the man caught on camera throwing a Williamsburg woman to the curb and stealing her handbag on the Fourth of July.

The violent purse-snatcher pulled his t-shirt up to hide his face, then crept up behind the 30-year-old woman as she unlocked her front door near Cook Street and Graham Avenue at about 3:35 a.m., police said.

Video shows the thief lurking on the steps, waiting for her to open the door, then lunging at the bag hanging from her shoulder.

The woman tried to cling to her purse, so the masked man used the strap to swing her into a parked car, police said.

He then fled with her purse, which had $200 in cash, a cellphone and five credit cards inside it, down Cook Street, said police.

His victim was treated for pain and bruising to her face and chin at Woodhull Hospital, police said.

Police are now looking for the thief, whom they describe as a slim young man in his late teens, standing about 5-foot 8-inches, last seen wearing a white shirt over his face, ripped jeans and black sneakers.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.

Photo and video courtesy of the NYPD