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Police Name Suspect Who Allegedly Robbed 85-Year-Old Woman With a Walker Inside Jackson Heights Garage

Police are looking for Sidiky Gassama (pictured) who allegedly assaulted and robbed an 85-year-old woman in Jackson Heights on Dec. 9 (Photo: NYPD and GMaps)

Jan. 5, 2023 By Christian Murray

Police have released the name of a man wanted in connection to an assault and robbery of an 85-year-old woman—who was using a walker—in Jackson Heights last month.

Sidiky Gassama, 32, is being sought by police for allegedly approaching the elderly woman from behind and pushing her to the ground inside a garage located at 74-10 35^th Ave. at around 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 9.

Police say that he then grabbed the 85-year-old’s purse that was in her walker and ran off. The purse contained the victim’s credit cards and her personal ID.

Gassama allegedly fled the location on foot to the 74^th and Roosevelt Avenue subway station.

The elderly woman sustained minor injuries to the right side of her body and was treated on the scene by EMS.

Police released a photo of Gassama Thursday.

Anyone with information in regard to the whereabouts of Gassama is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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