Couple Threaten Man With Box Cutter In Fidi Subway Station: NYPD

FIDI, NY — Police are searching for a man and a woman they believe are connected to an assault involving a box cutter that happened at the Chambers Street subway station on Jan. 13.

At about 5:55 p.m., a 37-year-old man was standing on the southbound "6" train platform waiting for the train when he got in a verbal dispute with the couple, police said.

The male suspect then pulled out a box cutter on the man. He tried to cut the victim and threatened him, police told Patch.

The man sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention, police said.

Police describe the male suspect as a Hispanic man, standing at approximately 5-f00t-6. He has curly long hair which was in a ponytail, and was last seen wearing blue jeans, black sneakers and a black Pelle Pelle jacket.

The female suspect is described as a Hispanic woman last seen wearing a green jacket with a fur hood, police said.

Know them? 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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