Headphones snatched off head of woman, 65, in robbery on Staten Island: Sources

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A set of headphones was snatched from a senior woman in a brazen robbery reported at a popular shopping center in New Dorp, according to sources.

The robbery occurred at about 8:10 p.m. Thursday at a store at 2656 Hylan Blvd., according to a spokesman for the NYPD.

The Boulevard shopping center is located at the address supplied by police.

A 65-year-old woman was wearing Beats headphones valued at about $299 as she stood in line inside a store when an unknown male snatched the headphones off her head, police said.

The woman tried to follow the suspect, who then pushed her and fled, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

No injuries were reported in the incident and the investigation continues, the police spokesman said.

A description for the suspect is not yet available from police.

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