Police seek N. New Hyde Park wallet thief

Noah Manskar
Nassau County police say this man stole a woman's wallet in a North New Hyde Park drug store. (Photo courtesy of the Nassau County Police Department)

A man who snatched a woman’s wallet while she was shopping at a North New Hyde Park drug store last month is still at large, Nassau County police said.

The man took the 20-year-old woman’s cell phone and wallet from her basket as she shopped at the Duane Reade store at 1596 Union Turnpike around 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, police said.

When the woman yelled at the thief to give the items back, he threw her phone on the ground but kept her wallet and headed west on Union Turnpike, police said.

The suspect is described as a black man with a thin build and facial hair, wearing dark glasses, a hat and a blue sweatshirt, police said.

Anyone with information about the crime can call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-8477 to leave an anonymous tip.

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