Crime & Safety
Gunman Posed As NYCHA Worker To Rob His Victim: NYPD
The robber showed a gun, demanded money, and burned the victim on his knees with a hot knife, police said.
LOWER EAST SIDE — A gunman posing as a New York City Housing Authority worker robbed a victim of $300 and burned him Wednesday night, police said.
A man posing as a NYCHA worker knocked on the apartment door of a 73-year-old man in the Vladeck Houses on Madison St. around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to police.
When the victim opened the door, the NYCHA imposter revealed a gun and demanded money from the man, police said.
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The gunman then burned the victim on his knees with a hot knife, according to police.
Police said he then fled with $300 in an unknown direction.
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The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Lower Manhattan in stable condition, according to police.
Police said the man is around 30 years old, 5-feet 9-inches tall, and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black skullcap, a North Face with stars, blue jeans and black sneakers.
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