NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City are searching for a slashing suspect wanted for an armed robbery in the Bronx last month. Today, the NYPD released a video of the suspect engaging with the victim in the area of Mansion Street and Beach Avenue in the Bronx.
The video shows the suspect arguing with a 50-year-old man. That argument escalated into a robbery and slashing.
Police said at around 7 pm, on February 15th,
According to the NYPD, the unidentified male attempted to forcibly remove a 50-year-old male victim’s wallet from his pants pocket.
“When the victim struggled, the individual slashed the victim in the hand with a knife,” NYPD said in a statement. “The individual was unsuccessful in removing any property from the victim and fled the scene westbound on Mansion Street in a dark colored Mini Cooper.”
The victim was treated on scene for a laceration by EMS.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.