QUEENS — A knife-wielding robber stole a 25-year-old man's cellphone and then stabbed him in the torso in Jackson Heights Wednesday night, police said.
The attacker approached the man at the corner of 32nd Avenue and 84th Street at 9:33 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the NYPD. He then swiped the man’s phone out of his hand and stabbed him multiple times with an unknown object.
The suspect — who police said is in his early 30s, about 200 pounds and was wearing a dark jacket — then fled south on 85th Street.
The 25-year-old was taken to Elmhurst General Hospital in a private car and was treated and released.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.