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Man Tries To Rob Delivery Worker At Knifepoint In Wash Heights: NYPD

The attempted robber flashed a knife and demanded the worker's bike, police said.

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A man wanted in connection to trying to rob a delivery man in Washington Heights, according to police.
A man wanted in connection to trying to rob a delivery man in Washington Heights, according to police. (Photo courtesy of NYPD)

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A man recently tried to rob a food delivery worker at knifepoint in Washington Heights, police said.

A 24-year-old man was making a delivery on a bike around 8:12 p.m. at 340 Haven Ave. (near West 181st Street) on Oct. 26, when a person he didn't know approached him, police said over the weekend.

The robber then flashed a knife and demanded the worker's bicycle, police said.

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The attempted robber ran away, though, after other people happened to walk by the location, police said.

There were no injuries, police said.

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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).

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