Authorities busted a fugitive thief accused of robbing a 99-year-old Manhattan landlord who had a stroke and died in the aftermath of the $20,000 heist, law enforcement sources said Tuesday.

The 39-year-old suspect – who investigators believe robbed longtime Washington Heights building owner Jose Antonio Tur of rent payments on Sept. 22 – was taken into custody in Philadelphia a week later on Sept. 29, according to the sources.

But he was still awaiting extradition to the Big Apple on Tuesday. 5

It was not immediately known why the alleged robber – whose name was not released – was in Philadelphia.

The cunning, ski mask-wearing criminal called the elderly building owner around 10 a.m. and claimed he had a package that needed to be delivered to an apartment within the residence

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