NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police released video footage of two men who are sought after a food delivery worker was robbed earlier this month in the Bronx, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 7, around 10:30 a.m. when a 46-year-old food delivery worker was stopped at a red light on an electric scooter on the corner of E 149th Street and 3rd Avenue in the South Bronx, officials said.
According to police, the first suspect, who was riding a bicycle, approached the victim while the second suspect approached him on foot and began to punch him multiple times in his face.
The victim was knocked off of his electric scooter, which the second suspect then mounted and fled on, officials said.
The first suspect fled on his bicycle, the NYPD said.
The victim suffered a contusion to his lip and bruising and swelling to his face. He was transported by EMS to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
The victim’s electric scooter, which was valued at $850, had the victim’s Samsung cellphone attached to it and $450 stored on it, authorities said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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