Online-Ordered 'Masseuse' Mugs Man In Midtown Hotel: NYPD

MIDTOWN, NY — A man in need of a soothing massage instead summoned a mugger to his midtown hotel, according to police.

The 37-year-old requested online that a masseuse visit his room at the NH Collection Hotel Madison Avenue at 22 E. 38th St. last Tuesday about 12:50 a.m., police said.

The so-called masseuse arrived but, instead of digging into that deep tissue, pushed the man aside, snatched $300, and fled the hotel, police said.

There were no significant injuries reported, said police.

Here is the photo NYPD released Tuesday of the man wanted in connection to the robbery.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).