robbery-sus
Bronx, NY (77WABC)-A man sitting on a bench waiting for the #4 train inside of the East 167th Street station when he was punched several times in his head by a man unknown to him. After hitting the man in his head several times, the suspect stole the victim’s cellphone and fled the station.
The man police are looking for in Monday night’s assault and robbery is 5’9″ tall, 150 pounds, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, a green backpack, black shorts with a white Nike logo and black & white sneakers.
Surveillance video depicting the individual, obtained from the subway station is below:
Police say the man who was attacked refused medical attention at the scene.
Anyone with information 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
