A money-hungry Bronx thief snatched an elderly woman’s shopping cart holding about $40,000 in cashier’s checks soon after she left the bank in a broad-daylight heist this week, cops and sources said.
The 85-year-old victim – who had been running errands and had just left the bank – was walking at Marion Avenue and East 195th Street in Fordham Heights around noon Wednesday when the stranger suddenly grabbed her cart, authorities and sources said.
The cart held the hefty checks, as well as an iPhone and several debit and credit cards, cops said.
The thief fled on foot with his undeserved riches, heading east on East 195th Street, cops said. He was still on the loose Friday.
The senior was not hurt during the robbery, authorities said.
Police are still looking for the alleged thief, seen walking on the sidewalk with the hood of his black sweatshirt pulled up over his head.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
