NYPD Arrests Suspect Accused Of Stabbing Bank Teller With Hypodermic Needle
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have taken a man into custody after a bank teller was stabbed in the neck with a needle last week.
It happened around 6:30 p.m. on July 12 at the Citibank on West 32nd Street in Midtown South.
The suspect allegedly tried to set up a lawn chair in the lobby of the bank and a clerk asked him to leave.
Police say when the woman approached him, 35-year-old Taylor Boyd pulled out a hypodermic needle and stabbed her in the neck.
The victim was taken to an urgent care facility for treatment.
The 35-year-old is believed to be homeless and has been charged with assault.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
