Man pretends to need to plan funeral before robbing director, NYPD says
By WABC Staff
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HARLEM, New York (WABC) — New York City police are searching for the man who walked into a funeral home and pretended to need to discuss arrangements before attacking and robbing the director.
It happened Feb. 17 at Daniels Wilhelmina Funeral Home on West 131st Street around 3 p.m.
Police say the man requested to meet with the 66-year-old funeral director to discuss planning arrangements.
After walking into the office, the suspect demanded money, punched the victim in the head and displayed a machete before taking his phone and wallet.
The suspect got away and the victim refused medical attention.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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