NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police released surveillance footage Friday of a man wanted for beating and robbing a victim in a Chelsea shop last month.
At approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, the suspect approached a 37-year-old man inside a store located at 165 8th Ave. and began repeatedly punching him, officials said. During the attack, the attacker took the victim's wallet from his pants pocket, which contained a credit card and about $50.
The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading southbound on 8th Avenue. EMS transported the victim to Lenox Hill Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
