NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are looking for a thief who punched a man in the face and slashed him in the arm at a Lower Manhattan park Monday.
The 24-year-old victim was at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, opposite 68A Forsyth St. around 1 p.m. when the suspect approached him, punched him and slashed him multiple times on the arm with an unknown object, police said.
Cops said the perp then fled the park on a bike and headed westbound on Hester Street.
The victim was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
