
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A security guard was punched in the face during a robbery at a Lower East Side AT&T store, police said Wednesday as they released images of the masked suspects.
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According to police, the two men entered the store on 144 Delancey St. on Sept. 30 around 10:30 a.m. and once inside they removed two cellphones from a display stand.
While trying to flee the store, one of the suspects slugged the 40-year-old victim in the face and exited eastbound on Delancey Street toward Suffolk Street.
The guard sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene by EMS.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.