Police Seek Suspect In Livery Cab Robbery In East Harlem
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police Wednesday night were seeking help from the public in finding a suspect who robbed a livery cab driver in East Harlem this past weekend.
The robbery happened around 2:55 a.m. this past Sunday outside 2101 Madison Ave., near 135th Street, in the Abraham Lincoln Houses public housing development, police said.
The suspect got into the 26-year-old male victim's cab, flashed a firearm, and demanded property, police said.
The victim handed over $40 and a Samsung cellphone, and the suspect ran off into a nearby building, police said.
The suspect was described as being about 23 years old, standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall with a dark complexion, police said. He was last seen wearing a brown hooded sweat shirt.
Police have released surveillance video of the suspect with the gun aimed at the driver.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.
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