Bike Thief Attacks Man With Wrench On NYC Street: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — An unknown man attacked a 51-year-old man with a wrench as he tried to steal his bike in Manhattan, police said.

On July 24, at around 3:40 p.m., in front of 180 3 Avenue, the 51-year-old man was standing near his bike when the suspect came up with a wrench and removed the man's bike from a pole, police said.

When the victim tried to stop the suspect from stealing his bike, he was subsequently attacked and hit with the wrench, police said.

The suspect the fled the scene on the bike, police said. He was last seen wearing a construction vest.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the 25 Precinct Detective Squad at 212-860-6536 or 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/, on X @NYPDTips.