NEW YORK, NY — Investigators from Troop NYC, Manhattan Criminal Squad, arrested Sadie Brunson, 79, of Delaware, on June 24, 2026, for grand larceny.
Following an investigation into the theft of a designer purse containing credit cards, IDs and over $2,000 cash from a vendor at the Javits Center NY Beauty Show in March, investigators were able to identify the suspect.
Brunson subsequently turned herself in to the State Police in Manhattan.
Brunson was placed under arrest and transported to the NYPD 10th Precinct for processing.
She was later transported to Manhattan Central Booking to be arraigned on charges of grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and grand larceny in the fourth degree, a class E felony.
