Crime & Safety

Man Slashed In Jamaica Subway Station, Police Say

Police are looking for the four people who slashed a man in the face and stole $30 from him in a Jamaica subway station on May 12.

Police are looking for the four people who slashed a man in the face and stole $30 from him in a Jamaica subway station.
Police are looking for the four people who slashed a man in the face and stole $30 from him in a Jamaica subway station. (NYPD)

JAMAICA, QUEENS — Police are looking for the four people who slashed a man in the face and stole $30 from him in a Jamaica subway station on Sunday.

Four men started following the 21 year old in the Parsons Boulevard subway station about 4:30 a.m., according to police. The group stole $30 from the man, then one of them slashed him on the right side of his face.

Emergency responders brought the victim to New York Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition, police said.

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Police on Wednesday released surveillance photos of four men they want to question in connection with the incident.

Anyone with information in regard to the identities of the males 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 at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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