A wheelchair-bound elderly man was robbed by a heartless thief who “wrestled” money out of his hands and took off on a bicycle.
The unidentified disabled man was withdrawing money from a PNC Bank in Columbus when he was approached by a man around 2 p.m. July 12, according to police.
The suspect — whom cops believed to be in his late 20s — allegedly “grabbed the money and the victim’s hands” before demanding he hand over the bills.
“Let go of the money before I kill you,” the suspect threatened, before telling the man: “You’re stronger than I thought.”
The suspect, who was shirtless, tore the money out of the man’s hand before taking off on a “black BMX-style bicycle,” Columbus police said in an incident report.
He was last seen wearing blue shorts with a white underlayer and athletic socks. He carried his belongings in a black backpack.
Police described him as around 6 feet 2 and around 220 pounds.
The New York Post has reached out to the Columbus Police Department for comment.
Crime has decreased this year in the Ohio capital, with only 140 murders happening in 2022, dropping 33 percent compared to 2021, according to NBC 4.
Columbus hit a record high for homicides in 2021 with 207. There were only 139 last year.
In addition, police removed more than 3,000 firearms from the streets last year.
Felonious assaults, robberies and rapes also dropped in 2022 compared to the previous year.
