Crime & Safety
Long Island City Hotel Worker Slashed In Lobby: Police
A worker at La Quinta Inn was slashed in the hands and the ear Sunday by a man who had been loitering in the lobby.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A Long Island City hotel worker was slashed in the hands and the ear Sunday by a man who had been loitering in the lobby, according to police.
The 33-year-old employee of the La Quinta Inn on Queens Boulevard was behind the reception desk just after 6 a.m. when he asked the man to leave the hotel.
The employee stepped out from behind the desk to hand the man a bottle of water.
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The man pulled out a knife and charged at the worker, slashed him in the hands and the left ear, then ran out of the hotel, the NYPD said in a news release.
The hotel worker was brought to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
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Police on Monday released images of the man wanted in connection with the assault.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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