NYPD
QUEENS — Police are looking for a man who they said robbed a woman at knifepoint in Rego Park last week, officials said.
The suspect approached the 63-year-old victim on the corner of 65th Avenue and 99th Street last Wednesday shortly after 8 p.m., police said.
He brandished a knife and then punched the woman in the face, before fleeing on foot towards 102nd Street with her purse containing her iPhone and credit card, police said.
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The victim suffered from bruising to the face but refused medical attention at the scene, officials said.
Police described the suspect as approximately 5-foot-8, wearing a dark colored sweatshirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
