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Mar 12, 2007 5:46 am US/Eastern

After Attack, Elderly Advocates Want Protection

Suspect Also Wanted In Nearby Assault On 85-Year-Old

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― Don't mess with the city's elderly. That's the message that advocates tried to get out yesterday as police continued the manhunt for a mugger who attacked two senior citizens, including a 101-year-old.

Retired NYPD Detective Marq Claxton of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care says his organization wants to make the elderly a protected class. He says senior citizens should be served by enhanced protections, just like children.

Claxton's group is offering a one-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who attacked the two elderly women last week.

Rose Morat, 101, was attacked on her way to church. She suffered a broken cheekbone. Her assailant took off with $33.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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