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Woman has scooter stolen from underneath her in the Marigny

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The NOPD is looking for a man who stole a scooter in the Marigny last night.

The incident occurred at 2 a.m. at the intersection of St. Claude and St. Roch Avenues, according to NOPD reports.

The victim, a 49-year-old woman, was astride her 2015 Kymco Agility 50 scooter stopped at the intersection when she felt someone pushing her from behind.

She turned to see a man wearing dark clothing and a beanie cap with a fur ball on top who immediately started punching her in the face, according to the NOPD.

The woman got off of the scooter and her attacker got on and rode away. The license plate for the stolen scooter is license plate #MC594365.

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