Police from the 116th Precinct in Rosedale are looking for two suspects who robbed a man at knifepoint in broad daylight on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 17.

Police say the 21-year-old victim was walking on 243rd Street near Memphis Avenue in Rosedale at around 2:20 p.m. when he was approached from behind by two strangers who forcibly grabbed his sweater causing his wallet to fall our of a pocket. When the victim made a move to grab his wallet on the sidewalk, one of the perpetrators pulled out a pocketknife and threatened him while his accomplice picked up the wallet. The suspects knocked the man down and ran off northbound on 243rd Street toward South Conduit Avenue.

The victim sustained minor injuries when he was shoved down on the sidewalk, but refused medical attention at the scene.

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