Woman Attacked Inside LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a woman who they believe attacked and robbed another woman inside LaGuardia Airport late Wednesday morning.
As 1010 WINS' Al Jones reported, the incident happened just behind the American Airlines check-in at the airport's central terminal around 11 a.m.
Authorities said they believe there was some kind of scuffle over the victim's purse. The suspect allegedly grabbed the victim's purse while in the bathroom and took off, Jones reported.
EMS crews were treating the victim at the scene for minor injuries, Jones reported.
The victim had a bloody lip and scratches on her arm and stomach but said otherwise she's ok, CBS2's Diane Macedo reported.
Port Authority police closed off a large section of the terminal where the restaurants and restrooms are located, but they have since been reopened.
Another woman at LaGuardia told CBS2 that just five days ago, a woman barged into the bathroom stall she was in and tried to steal her suitcase.
"All of a sudden someone --boom! -- hit the door of the cubicle," she said. "Then she saw this and she was trying to get it out."
Police are still searching for the attacker.
