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Surveillance video shows elderly man using walker being pickpocketed inside DC medical building, police say

Updated  October 2, 2019 12:50pm EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 5 DC

VIDEO: Surveillance video shows elderly man using walker being pickpocketed inside DC medical building

Authorities are trying to identify a suspect they say was captured on surveillance video picking the pocket of an elderly man inside a medical building in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON - Authorities are trying to identify a suspect they say was captured on surveillance video picking the pocket of an elderly man inside a medical building in Washington, D.C.

The incident happened just before 11 a.m. on Monday, September 30 inside of the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates building on Pennsylvania Avenue.

In the video, a man seen wearing jeans, carrying a black bag and wearing a green hat motions to an elderly man using a walker to go ahead of him into a waiting elevator.

As the elderly man enters the elevator, surveillance video appears to show the man police suspect in the pickpocketing reaching into his back pocket where his wallet is kept.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. A reward of up to $1000 is being offered in the case.