STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual sought for questioning in connection to a robbery in Rosebank on Thursday, Aug. 28.

According to police, the alleged robbery took place on the sidewalk in the vicinity of Bay Street and Virginia Avenue around 9:21 p.m. At that time, a 20-year-old man was approached from behind, punched and choked by an unknown individual, as alleged in a statement from the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information’s Office.

The unidentified individual then allegedly forcibly removed the victim’s backpack and about $300 before fleeing on foot eastbound on Virginia Avenue.

The NYPD shared that the victim sustained pain and redness about the body and was taken in stable condition to Richmond University Medical Ce

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