A Sunday evening in Chelsea turned violent on March 22, 2026, when a 54-year-old man was robbed in front of 304 8th Avenue in Manhattan's 10th Precinct. Police say a verbal dispute escalated at about 7:04 p.m., ending with an unidentified attacker slashing the victim on his left arm, grabbing his cell phone, and bolting south on 8th Avenue before cutting west on West 22nd Street. Detectives later circulated a wanted alert asking the public to help identify the suspect.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, the department issued a "WANTED FOR A ROBBERY" notice on April 3, 2026 that spells out the March 22 confrontation and urges tipsters to step forward. The alert repeats key details, including the victim's age, the time of the attack, what the suspect did, and which way he ran, and asks anyone who recognizes the person in the video to contact investigators.
Police appeal and how to submit tips
Per the city's Crime Stoppers program, rewards of up to $3,500 are available for anonymous information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Tipsters can call 1-800-577-TIPS, use the Spanish hotline at 1-888-57-PISTA, or send an internet tip through the NYPD portal at Crime Stoppers. Officials say all tips are kept confidential and may qualify for a reward if they result in both an arrest and an indictment.
Where this happened
The address sits inside the NYPD's 10th Precinct, which covers Chelsea, Clinton/Hell's Kitchen and the Hudson Yards area, according to the NYPD. The precinct's stationhouse at 230 West 20th Street is home to the detective squad handling the case. Local officers are urging residents and businesses to review any door-cam or phone footage from around the time of the incident and pass along anything that might help.
Context and trends
Police have leaned heavily on public tips and Crime Stoppers rewards in recent weeks, posting multiple wanted alerts for street robberies across the city. Hoodline's recent coverage of a separate knife-wielding stickup in Fort Greene shows detectives asking people to share videos and photos that could help identify suspects and crack cases, and the pattern of wanted notices there mirrors what the department is doing in Chelsea. Detectives emphasize that residents should not confront suspects and should instead feed any information directly to investigators.
Anyone who recognizes the person in the wanted alert or who has video or images from the area is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or the Spanish line at 1-888-57-PISTA, or submit a tip online through Crime Stoppers. Rewards of up to $3,500 may be available for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Detectives at the 10th Precinct continue to investigate the March 22 incident.
