{"id":201602,"date":"2026-04-18T06:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201602\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:48:35","slug":"nypd-mounted-officer-apprehends-larceny-suspect-after-manhattan-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201602\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Mounted Officer Apprehends Larceny Suspect After Manhattan Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A New York City police officer on horseback captured a suspected purse snatcher following a high-speed chase through the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harianbasis.co\/en\/tag\/manhattan\" title=\"Manhattan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manhattan<\/a> on Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026. The pursuit occurred after a victim reported a theft near West 72nd Street, as reported by Ksl.<\/p>\n<p>The officer and his horse, named Kelly, navigated through sidewalks, under scaffolding, and between parked vehicles to maintain pursuit of the fleeing woman. The incident was documented by both the officer&#8217;s body-worn camera and a television news crew present in the vicinity for an unrelated assignment.<\/p>\n<p>The New York City Police Department confirmed that the suspect ignored repeated commands to stop while fleeing on foot. A pedestrian eventually assisted the mounted officer by stopping the woman before she was taken into custody by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>            &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8IB8h7Y8UW.jpeg\" alt=\"Police Search for Suspects in Brazen Manhattan Rideshare Carjacking\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The suspect now faces charges of larceny and providing false information. According to police records, the woman was previously convicted of murder in the April 2000 fatal shooting of a taxi driver and is currently serving a sentence of lifetime parole.<\/p>\n<p>The New York City Police Department shared details of the successful recovery of the victim&#8217;s property and the subsequent arrest via their official social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether on foot or on hooves, our officers are always ready. After someone stole a purse near West 72nd Street, our Mounted officer &amp; his horse, Kelly, kept on her trail. Galloping down the street &amp; with the help of a witness, they recovered the purse &amp; apprehended the suspect.&#8221; stated NYPD NEWS, Official Account.<\/p>\n<p>            &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/i6iEwpR6Lq.jpeg\" alt=\"Atlanta Police Arrest 19 During Illegal Street Racing Takeover\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were sustained by the officer, the horse, or the suspect during the pursuit. The department noted that the recovery of the stolen purse was completed immediately following the apprehension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New York City police officer on horseback captured a suspected purse snatcher following a high-speed chase through&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[79942,75,4126,84,83,79940,9,24,2215,63,103,79941],"class_list":{"0":"post-201602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-horse-chase","9":"tag-manhattan","10":"tag-manhattan-crime","11":"tag-manhattan-headlines","12":"tag-manhattan-news","13":"tag-mounted-police","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-new-york-city-police-department","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-nypd","19":"tag-purse-snatching"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201602","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=201602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}