Woman Carjacked, Knife Displayed, In Plainview: Police

PLAINVIEW, NY — Police are searching for a man who carjacked a woman at knifepoint on Sunday night in Plainview, Nassau police said.

Officers had responded to The French Workshop on South Oyster Bay because of a stolen car. When police arrived, they were told that a female victim, 48, was seated and sleeping in the back of a parked 2019 Audi Q7.

The victim's husband, 48, and a second man, 68, exited the idling vehicle and entered The French Workshop, police said.

The unknown man, who was behind the wheel, noticed the woman in the backseat. He displayed a knife and demanded she leave. She fled northbound on South Oyster Bay Road.

No injuries were reported.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to
contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.