Authorities are seeking a man who attacked and robbed a man in the Sunset Park area.
According to police, on Friday, April 27 at around 9 p.m., the perp approached a 51-year-old man around 44th Street and Fifth Avenue, punched him in the left side of the head, threw him to the ground, and nabbed $70 from his pants pocket. The perp then fled the scene on foot.
Authorities described the suspect as a male Hispanic, with a light complexion, approximately 5’10”, and around 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark hooded jacket and jeans.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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