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Police are searching for the attacker of a 94-year-old man in Newbold.
At 12:58 p.m. Friday, authorities responded to a radio call of a robbery on the 1600 block of Morris Street and met with the complainant, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The older adult told them he had been sitting outside in his wheelchair when an unknown male approached him on a bike, pushed him to the ground and removed $40 from his hand before using his bike to flee westbound on Morris Street.
The victim, who suffered a cut on his lip and an abrasion on his right hand, described the man as black, 5-foot-10, 220 pounds and in his mid 20s; and wearing a T-shirt, tan pants and a kufi.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
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