NYPD seeks would-be thief who pulled knife on man wearing MAGA hat
‘Give me your hat, or I will stick you,’ the mugger said
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New York City police are looking for a knife-wielding mugger in a coronavirus mask who tried to steal a man's MAGA hat in Manhattan.
NYPD detectives released a photo of the suspect Friday in hopes of identifying the suspect.
“The victim, a 47-year-old male, was standing on the sidewalk when the suspect approached him and tried to take his hat off his head,” police said.
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“The suspect then displays a knife and stated, ‘Give me your hat or I will stick you’ while attempting to take the hat,” they said.
The incident happened on the night of Oct. 2 in the SoHo neighborhood.
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The victim hung on to his hat and the would-be thief fled on foot.