Elderly man mugged in SEPTA station elevator [Video]

“It happened around 9 pm on July 2nd inside the Church   Street station in the Frankford section of Philly. The attack on the 86 year old man happened while the victim was taking the elevator up to the westbound platform of the El on the Market Frankford line. Cameras caught the robber barely catching the elevator. He sized up the victim while playing with his phone. Seconds later, as the door was opening, he made his move. “He grabbed him by this throat and went through his pockets, even pulling down his pants as he struggled with him to get his wallet out of his pocket. SEPTA said, after the thief stole the man’s wallet containing his ID & $500 in cash, the victim was forced to stare down his attacker as the man waited for the door to reopen. The victim, who possibly suffers from dementia, stumbled out looking for help.” For more on this story log onto www.6abc.com