Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed At Knifepoint On Central Park West: NYPD
The robbery happened early Saturday morning, police said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A 28-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint on Central Park West early Saturday morning, according to police.
The young woman was standing on Central Park West and West 81st Street at around 5:40 a.m. when a stranger walked up and flashed a box cutter, officials said.
After snatching the victim's cell phone, the blade-wielding man fled into Central Park on foot, police said.
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The woman was not injured during the robbery, according to officials.
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).
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