NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The NYPD is searching for a suspect wanted for beating and robbing a man inside a Bronx subway station earlier this week.
The incident occurred just after 11 p.m. on Monday, September 6, inside the East 167 Street station in the Highbridge neighborhood officials said.
According to police, a 47-year-old man was sitting on a bench inside the station waiting for the northbound 4 train when the suspect approached him and punched him several times in the head.
The suspect then forcibly removed the victim's cellphone from his hand and fled the station heading eastbound on East 167 Street, the NYPD said.
The victim sustained bruising to the right side of his face and refused medical attention at the scene.
Authorities describe the suspect as a male with a dark complexion, approximately 5'9" tall, 150 pounds, with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, a green backpack, black shorts with a white Nike logo, and black & white sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
