NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Police are searching for an armed man who robbed a woman during a would-be car sale at a Queens home over the weekend, authorities said.
The incident happened at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, in front of 144-30 183rd St. in Springfield Gardens, where the victim, a 20-year-old woman, met with the suspect who had offered a 2012 Honda Accord for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
The suspect stated that the vehicle was in the backyard of the home.
The victim hesitated to follow the suspect and he produced a handgun and demanded her money and cellphone, officials said.
The victim complied and surrendered $3,100 and her iPhone 13, valued at $900.
The suspect fled as a passenger in a black four-door sedan.
There were no shots fired, and the victim was not injured.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
