Robber Threatens Woman With Acid At Upper East Side ATM, Police Said

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man threatened to throw acid on a young woman withdrawing cash at an Upper East Side ATM, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

The suspect — who has not been identified — approached the 22-year-old victim on Friday around 5:30 p.m. in a Citibank on First Avenue by East 68th Street, police told Patch. The man approached the woman from behind and displayed a bottle with yellow liquid in it, police said.

"Yo, Mami, I have acid, and I’m gonna throw it in your face if you don’t give me $1,000," the robber said, police sources told the Daily News. An NYPD spokesman could not confirm this detail with Patch.

The woman complied with the robbers demand and withdrew $1,000 from the ATM, police told Patch. After taking the money, the man fled the scene, police said.

The suspect is described as Hispanic, standing 6-foot-4 with a thin build, police told Patch. The man was wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans at the time of the robbery, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) y 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) para Español.

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