NEW YORK, NY – Police are searching for the suspect wanted for a Valentine’s Day attempted robbery of a 53-year-old man that occurred at around 4 am on Lawrence Avenue in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
According to detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 84th Precinct, the victim, a 53-year-old male was approached by an unknown male individual.
“The individual punched the victim in the face and attempted to remove a bag from the victim but was unsuccessful. He then fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim refused medical attention,” NYPD said in a statement today.
At this time, no arrests have been made. The victim was not seriously injured.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.