Crime & Safety

6-Man Crew Robs NYC Subway Rider At Knife-Point: NYPD

The six-man crew took out knives and robbed the victim inside the 14 Street Union Square subway station, police said.

No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
No injuries were reported as a result of this incident. (NYPD)

NEW YORK CITY — Police are searching for six men who robbed a subway rider at knife-point in Manhattan last week.

On Nov. 12, around 1:10 p.m., inside the 14 Street Union Square subway station, a 27-year-old man was approached by the six individuals, police said.

The six-man crew then took out knives and robbed the victim of his cell-phone, police said.

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The group then fled the subway station, traveling west on East 12 Street.

No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.

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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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

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