Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed, Stabbed at Wal-Mart
According to police, a woman was loading packages into her car when a man took her pocketbook and stabbed her in the left arm.
Nassau County police said they're investigating a robbery and stabbing at the Wal-Mart on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow on Tuesday night.
According to police, a woman was loading packages into her car when a man took her pocketbook and stabbed her in the left arm with an unknown object.
The man is described as a six-foot-tall black man with a stocky build. He fled the scene in a red car.
The victim was taken to an hospital by police ambulance, where she was treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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Police said all callers will remain anonymous.
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