Crime & Safety
Man Pulls Knife On Subway Rider In Jackson Heights Station: NYPD
The man threatened a rider with the knife after the two got into a fight inside the Roosevelt Avenue station, police said.
JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a man who took his fight with a fellow subway rider too far when he pulled a knife on him in a Jackson Heights subway station.
The perp threatened the 32-year-old man with a knife inside the Roosevelt Avenue subway station after the pair had been arguing at around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, cops said.
He fled the scene in an unknown direction.
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Cops estimated the man to be in his 40s and roughly 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, dark shorts and carrying a black bag.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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