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93-Year-Old Wheelchair-Bound Woman Robbed in NYC Store

10 September 2025

"There are no words to describe it - seeing something like that is really frightful", Cohen told The Post on Friday.

Vasquez thinks Lopez followed her from a nearby Banco Popular, where she'd withdrawn the $600, into the store where she wanted to buy sandals with her aide.

"I was scared. I wasn't expecting it", Vasquez told The Post on Thursday. "He reached over and startled me, yanking the envelope from my bra". "I said, run, run, run there taking my money".

"I feel bad, and just keep thinking about it", Vasquez said. "I just screamed, 'Run, run, he stole my money!'" she said.

"I use it to pay for everything". "The money was in her bra, since I can not carry the money".

The 26-year-old man was being questioned Friday morning, 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck reported. He was sporting a man bun (a crime in and of itself, some say) when he walked over to Maria Vasquez, reached his hand into her shirt and removed her $600 monthly Social Security payment in broad daylight.

The great-grandmother was all smiles as Cohen and the store's manager William presented her with the check and a pair of sandals she had wanted that day

"I want to see him, to give him advice".

Surveillance cameras from inside the East Harlem clothing store captured the ruthless thief Wednesday afternoon.

Added the Harlem pensioner via abc7: 'I need that money, because my husband passed away seven years ago.

Authorities now believe the thug made his brazen move after observing Vasquez withdrawing her cash and stacking it in a white envelope before making her way to the clothing store.

"I feel safe - this guy is going to be in jail and not keep robbing people", Vasquez told the Daily News. "I pray God will bring him to justice".

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93-Year-Old Wheelchair-Bound Woman Robbed in NYC Store