Chicago Police are searching for the man who robbed and beat a 94-year-old woman Wednesday morning in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
At 11:52 a.m., the woman was followed into the hallway of her home in the 5100 block of South Long, according to a community alert from Area Central detectives. The man grabbed the woman’s purse, battered her and ran away.
He got into a stolen vehicle, which he crashed in an alley in the 5700 block of South Archer and abandoned, police said. The vehicle was found by police a short time later.
The woman suffered injuries to her face and was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, where her condition was stabilized, police said.
The suspect was described as a black man 25-35, about 6-foot and 200 pounds with a beard, and wearing a brown leather jacket, police said.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.