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Ridgewood Police Report Motorcycle thief raced off with elderly woman’s groceries, purse

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Ridgewood Police Report Motorcycle thief raced off with elderly woman’s groceries, purse

June 10,2014
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Police are reporting an elderly woman had both her groceries and purse stolen this weekend right outside her apartment building along South Maple Avenue, in Ridgewood .

Ridgewood police sources say the purse thief was a man in his 20s or 30s and fled on a black motorcycle.The incident happened just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, as the 83-year-old woman was returning home from food shopping.

The woman told police that when she arrived home, she noticed the man was in the driveway, working on his bike. As she reached the door, the man allegedly ran up and ripped the shopping bags and the purse from her hands, then fled.

Residents reported seeing a suspicious person on Woodside Avenue, rifling through the bags he was carrying while police were investigating .

Anyone with information about this crime or who may have witnessed the incident can contact the Ridgewood Detective Bureau at (201) 251-4537.

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