They try to rob a young man at knifepoint inside a Bronx subway station – NBC New York (47)

Authorities are searching for the suspect in an attempted knife-point robbery of a 19-year-old man inside a Bronx subway station, New York City Police said.

According to the police report, the incident occurred on February 8, at about 6:30 pm, inside the subway station of Jerome Avenue/West 183 Street on platform 4 heading south. At that moment the alleged thief approached the victim, a 19-year-old boy, took out the knife and demanded his cell phone.

However, the report says, the young man managed to escape down the stairs and suffered a minor ankle injury, but did not want medical attention. The suspect fled without any items.

If you have information, you can confidentially call the authorities at 1-888-57-PISTA.

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