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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.
SHOCKING VIDEO! 🚨 🚨 🚨
Man pulls out knife and attacks IHOP employees in Queens, NY after being asked to wear a mask
Call cops 1800577TIPS if you know his whereabouts $2500 reward pic.twitter.com/zvIs2AHQYd— Lidia Curanaj (@LidiaNews) November 18, 2020