Crime & Safety
Police Release New Images Of Plier-Wielding West Village Mugger
The brute grabbed a woman by the neck and threatened to stab her with pliers unless she coughed up cash, police said.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — Police released new images Thursday of a mugger armed with a pair of pliers who wrestled a woman outside her West Village home before running off with cash, authorities said.
The crook followed the 26-year-old woman as she descended a flight of stairs to her apartment building at Minetta and Bleecker streets at about 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 26., police said.
That's when the he crept up behind the woman, pushed her against a fence and grabbed her neck. He threatened to stab the woman with the pliers unless she cough up cash, said police.
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The woman fought to break free, but the man refused to release her until she agreed to hand over $200 from her wallet.
He grabbed the cash and bolted west on Minetta Street.
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Police describe the attacker as 20 to 30-years-old and five-foot-nine.
Anyone with information in regards 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).
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
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