A 75-year-old York City woman escaped injury when she was robbed Monday afternoon by two men, police said.

Betty Long, of Juniper Street, told officers she was walking east on Cottage Hill Road and had just turned onto Grant Street when she felt her purse being pulled from behind about 3:30 p.m., York City Police said.

Two men snatched Long's purse and took off, police said.

Anyone with information about the robbers' identities is asked to call police at 846-1234.