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Man slashes IHOP employee after being told he must wear a mask to be served

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JAMAICA, QUEENS (77WABC) – Police need your help finding the guy who slashed an IHOP employee because she asked him to put a mask on.

It all happened Tuesday afternoon at the IHOP on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.  The restaurant said they couldn’t serve him unless he put a mask on.

According to police, the suspect walked out for a moment, but then ran back inside, pulled out a knife and tried to stab an employee, slashing a 40-year-old woman on the arm as he swung the knife.

He then ran out of the restaurant and fled the scene.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she received seven stitches for the wound.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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