Police: Man Threatened With Hypodermic Needle In Attempted Robbery On Subway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police say an individual threatened someone with a needle and tried to rob them on a train in Chelsea earlier this month.
It happened around 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 5.
According to police, the individual approached a 25-year-old man on board a northbound F train, demanded money and pulled out a hypodermic needle.
When the train arrived at the West 23rd Street station, the individual ran off emptyhanded.
The victim was not hurt.
Police have released surveillance video of the individual.
Anyone who has 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.
