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Police: Trio steals elderly woman’s fanny pack containing $200 in Canarsie

Authorities are on the hunt for three people accused of stealing from an elderly woman on a bus in Canarsie.

News 12 Staff

Jan 18, 2019, 12:12 PM

Updated 2,154 days ago

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Authorities are on the hunt for three people accused of stealing from an elderly woman on a bus in Canarsie.
Police tell News 12 the suspects, who were caught on surveillance video, followed the 72-year-old woman from the Kings Plaza Mall onto a bus on Jan. 5.
News 12 is told the victim got off at Flatlands Avenue and East 80th Street. Police say that is when the suspects stole her fanny pack containing $200 cash.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.