Man Slashed, Robbed at Old Navy Store in Chelsea: NYPD

CHELSEA, NY — A customer was stabbed and robbed at the Old Navy at 610 Sixth Avenue in Chelsea on Friday afternoon, according to police.

The 44-year-old victim was entering the store at 5:20 p.m. when he was slashed on his side by an unknown object, police said. The suspect then stole $80 from the injured man's pants pocket and fled out the front door of the store, according to police.

The man was treated at Bellevue Hospital for his injuries, police said.

The suspect is described by police as in his late 20s or early 30s, with a beard, and wearing a gray sweatshirt, white earbuds, black pants and black sneakers at the time of the attack.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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