MUST SEE: NYPD Officer On Horseback Catches Purse Snatcher

This seems like a scene out of an old western movie.

On Wednesday, an NYPD police officer on horseback caught a purse snatcher.

The entire chase was caught on the officer’s body camera footage and shows the horse galloping several blocks before catching up to a man who snatched a woman’s purse.

NBC New York filled in the details of the pursuit:

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There’s no horsing around with this NYPD officer.

NBC New York cameras were on the Upper West Side for a separate story when an equine interaction with a suspected thief broke out around 11 a.m. According to police, a suspect swiped a purse from a victim near West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue.