{"id":199850,"date":"2026-04-16T20:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199850\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:47:09","slug":"nypd-cop-on-horseback-chases-down-killer-parolee-after-manhattan-purse-snatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/199850\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD cop on horseback chases down killer parolee after Manhattan purse snatch"},"content":{"rendered":"

An NYPD cop on horseback chased down<\/a> a convicted killer on lifetime parole who had just swiped a woman\u2019s purse on the Upper West Side, eye-popping bodycam video released by the NYPD shows.<\/p>\n

A Mounted Unit cop patrolling near near W. 72nd St. and Columbus Ave. heard the victim scream, \u201cWhy\u2019d she take my bag!\u201d<\/p>\n

He galloped after the fleeing crook on his trusty steed Kelly, the officer\u2019s body-worn camera footage released by the NYPD Thursday shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether on foot or on hooves, our officers are always ready,\u201d the NYPD said on X.<\/p>\n

Dressed in a white top and black shorts, the suspect darted between cars and up and down different streets as she tried to escape the mounted cop hot on her heels, the video shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop! Stop running!\u201d the cop screamed after her.<\/p>\n

When the suspect was finally stopped by a passerby, the cop handcuffed her, telling her she\u2019s \u201cbeing detained.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stolen purse was recovered and Felicia Field, already on lifetime parole for killing a livery cab driver during a botched robbery when she was a teen, was arrested for grand larceny and false personation.<\/p>\n

\"NYPDNYPD body cam footage shows a mounted police officer and his horse, Kelly, chase down accused purse snatcher Felicia Field (circled) at W. 72nd St. and Columbus Ave. in Manhattan on Wednesday. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

Field, 44, was released from prison just last year after serving a 24-year sentence for the April 29, 2000, slaying. She is currently homeless, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n

Since her release from prison on April 24, 2025, she has been arrested for misdemeanor assault and menacing in Brooklyn on Feb. 17 and petty larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in Manhattan, near where the arrest took place, on March 23, officials said.<\/p>\n

\"NYPDNYPD body cam footage shows a mounted police officer and his horse, Kelly, chase down accused purse snatcher Felicia Field (circled) at W. 72nd St. and Columbus Ave. in Manhattan on Wednesday. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

In both cases she was released without bail. It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if steps had been taken to send her back to prison for violating her parole after those arrests.<\/p>\n

\"NYPDNYPD body cam footage shows a mounted police officer and his horse, Kelly, chase down accused purse snatcher Felicia Field (circled) at W. 72nd St. and Columbus Ave. in Manhattan on Wednesday. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

Field was 18 when she and accomplices Charles Rhodes, 17, and Tyriek Cross, 17, teamed up to rob livery cab driver Cesar Manuel Lopez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FeliciaFelicia Field served time in prison for the killing of cab driver Cesar Manuel Lopez (pictured) on April 29, 2000, during a botched holdup.<\/p>\n

The three were smoking marijuana together in East New York when they decided to rob someone, Field confessed upon her arrest. When they couldn\u2019t find someone to rob in nearby Starrett City, they decided to hold up a cabbie.<\/p>\n

The trio got into Lopez\u2019s cab, with Field sitting in the front seat, cops said.\u00a0 As the trio directed Lopez, 42, to drop them off on Elton St. near Flatlands Ave., Field pulled a gun on the cabbie, demanding his money.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Rev. Herbert Daughtry assists Divina Lopez (c), the sister livery cab driver Cesar Manuel Lopez, outside St. Malagia Church in Brooklyn, where Lopez’s funeral was held on May 2, 2000. (Mike Albans \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Field told police the gun went off accidentally during the robbery, killing Lopez.<\/p>\n

The Staten Island father of three was the ninth livery driver slain in the first four months of 2000. His death sparked a firestorm of rage from the city\u2019s fellow livery drivers.<\/p>\n

\"LiveryLivery cars line up for a procession outside St. Malagia Church in Brooklyn, where Cesar Manuel Lopez’s funeral was held on May 2, 2000. (Mike Albans \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Scores of cab drivers showed up at Lopez\u2019s funeral, bearing signs reading \u201cRIP #80\u201d in their rear windows<\/a>, noting the slain cab driver\u2019s car number.<\/p>\n

Field was convicted convicted of murder<\/a>, attempted robbery and weapon possession after a two week trial. Rhodes and Cross pleaded guilty to lesser charges and were each sentenced to 12 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Her arraignment in the new case was pending Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An NYPD cop on horseback chased down a convicted killer on lifetime parole who had just swiped a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[262,263,266,85,267,75,84,83,9,24,264,12,63,261,265],"class_list":{"0":"post-199850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-city","9":"tag-county","10":"tag-crime-and-public-safety","11":"tag-latest-headlines","12":"tag-local-news","13":"tag-manhattan","14":"tag-manhattan-headlines","15":"tag-manhattan-news","16":"tag-new-york","17":"tag-new-york-city","18":"tag-new-york-county","19":"tag-news","20":"tag-nyc","21":"tag-nyc-crime","22":"tag-sub-county-region"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}