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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Push-in robbers attack elderly woman

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 18- Police are on the lookout for a pair of women who pushed their way into an elderly Baychester woman's home.

Cops released surveillance video of the suspects wanted in connection with he robbery. At around 3:10 p.m. On June 27, two women broke the lock to the front door to the house on Burke Avenue and Eastchester Road. The women pushed their way inside and waved a handgun at the 78-year-old victim. The thieves rummaged through the senior's belongings. The pair grabbed the victim's purse and fled in a two-door silver sedan.

The elderly victim was not injured during he stickup.

The robbers are described as black women between the ages of 20 and 25, 170 to 180 pounds and are around 5 foot 10.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS.The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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