Shirtless Mugger Slashes Woman In Williamsburg, Steals $2K: Cops

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A woman is in serious condition after she was slashed by a man who robbed her at knifepoint on Humboldt Street, police said.

The 24-year-old woman was walking around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday in front of 130 Humboldt St. when the man came up to her with a knife and demanded her belongings. When the woman refused to hand her bag over, the man started slashing her with the knife, police said.

The woman was cut several times in her head, arms and torso and left bleeding, police said.

The man eventually forced her bag out of her hands, which had her wallet, cash and electronics inside that was worth about $2,000 total. He ran away toward Boerum Street, police said.

Emergency responders rushed the woman to the hospital. She is in serious but stable condition, police said.

Police describe the man as being between 20 and 30 years old, and said he was last seen wearing no shirt and blue jeans.

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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.

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