NEW YORK CITY, NY – An unknown individual brandished a box cutter to forcibly take a cell phone from a 28-year-old female near Central Park West near the American Museum of Natural History.
The event occurred on Saturday, September 2, at approximately 5:38 AM in the vicinity of Central Park West and West 81 Street. After displaying the box cutter, the individual took the victim’s cell phone and fled into Central Park. The victim remained uninjured.
Authorities are asking anyone with information concerning this incident to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). For Spanish-speaking callers, the number is 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips. Media related to the event is available at DCPI.
All calls are strictly confidential.