
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man was slashed in the face, stabbed in the body and robbed of his bag while sitting outside a Staten Island store, police said Monday.
The NYPD released an image of a woman they’re searching for in the Sept. 11 robbery in front of a discount store at Castleton Avenue and Alaska Street in West New Brighton.
The 38-year-old victim was sitting outside the store at 2:45 p.m. when a masked woman came up and slashed him in the face unprovoked, police said. The woman then used a sharp object to stab him in the body before snatching his handbag.
The woman fled on foot towards Barker Street with the bag, which held $375.
The victim was transported by EMS in stable condition to Richmond University Medical Center.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.