Crime & Safety
Man Robbed In Washington Heights Western Union: Police
Moments after a man withdrew money from an uptown teller, he was approached by two men who snatched his fanny pack, NYPD said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A man was robbed this week after taking money out of a Washington Heights money transfer, police said Tuesday night.
A 32-year-old man withdrew money about 1:20 p.m. on Monday inside of a Western Union at 4173 Broadway, near West 177th Street, police said.
As he walked away from the teller, he was approached by two men who forcibly grabbed his fanny pack, and fled southbound on Broadway, police said.
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The man's fanny pack contained his wallet, $630 in cash, and a passport, police said. He wasn't injured during the robbery, NYPD added.
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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