Crime & Safety
VIDEO: 2 Teens Slash, Rob West Village Delivery Man
The teens sliced the 37-year-old delivery man above his eye with a large knife before running off, police said.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — Police are searching for two teenagers who mugged a West Village delivery man Sunday, police said.
The robbers wordlessly approached a delivery man outside of 130 Barrow Street at 5:45 p.m, authorities said.
Video shows one of the men brandish a large knife and begin wildly slashing at the 37-year-old delivery man. The thieves sliced the man above his eye and swiped $100 and the victim's cell phone, police said
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He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
Police describe the suspects as 16 to 19-years-old and each approximately five-foot-six. Both teens were last seen wearing all dark clothing.
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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).
Photos and video courtesy of NYPD
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