Photos courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is looking for a man who slashed his victim near the Vladeck Houses on the Lower East Side.
According to police, at 11:16 p.m. on March 30 a 20-year-old man was standing in the vicinity of Water Street and Jackson Street when he was approached by an unknown man. The man had a machete and slashed the victim, causing a severe laceration before fleeing the scene.
Paramedics took the victim to a local hospital where he received stitches and is in stable condition.
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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
Ex-Brit turned Manhattan resident since 2008.