Philly thief caught on video knocking over woman walking with a cane to steal her purse

A Philadelphia creep was caught on camera heartlessly mugging a woman as she used a cane to hobble to a bus stop — and dragging the victim in order to snatch her purse.

Harrowing footage from the Feb. 5 robbery showed the thief standing around the 6900 block of Torresdale Avenue as the victim slowly approached the bus stop just before 5:30 a.m.

Once the victim passes him, the robber tries to quickly grab her purse off her shoulder, with the shocked woman trying desperately to protect her bag.

A man robbed a woman with a walking aid as she waited for her bus in Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia Police Department / YouTube

Philadelphia police released a picture of the suspect over the weekend. Philadelphia Police Department

The thief yanks the purse, causing the woman to drop her cane and fall face-first to the ground.

The victim was dragged for a short distance before the thief made his getaway, making off with the woman’s cash, Samsung Galaxy 9 phone, keys, and her ID, police said.

Police released the video and a picture of the suspect on Sunday with the hopes of getting the public’s help to identify the suspect.

A similar robbery in Northeast Philadelphia occurred just a few weeks ago when a 67-year-old woman was robbed and attacked with a stun gun while waiting for a bus.

Like the February robbery, a surveillance camera captured the horrific scene that saw the elderly woman tossed to the ground as two female attackers made off with the victim’s bag, which had $500 in cash.

Anyone with information on the February robbery is asked to contact Northeast Detectives or the Philadelphia Police Department’s TIP line at 215-686-TIPS.