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Robbery victim attacked on W. State St. in Ithaca

Police report a robbery in the 500 block of West State Street that happened on Thursday around 3:30 p.m.

Officers learned upon arrival that a victim was approached while waiting near a bus stop, then physically attacked.


It’s reported that while being punched multiple times – the suspect went into the victim’s pockets and stole several items.

A short time later officers spotted a subject matching the description of the suspect. They were stopped, and identified as 44-year-old Elijah Pratt, of Dryden.

He was found with several of the stolen items.

Police say Pratt was taken into custody on a felony robbery charge and held without bail.