It was reported to police that on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 9.28 p.m., in the vicinity of 3222 Bronx Boulevard in Olinville, a 34-year-old male livery driver picked up three passengers who asked to be transported to another location. A short time later, when the cab arrived at the vicinity of 184th Street and Creston Avenue in Fordham Heights, the three passengers, two men and one woman exited the cab without paying the fare and fled on foot.

The cab driver exited his vehicle and was able to apprehend the woman. However, one of the two men then turned back and and stabbed the victim in the chest several times with a knife.

The three suspects then fled on foot in an unknown direction. An undetermined amount of money was removed from the victim, after the assault. EMS responded, and transported the victim to Saint Barnabas hospital in stable condition.

The three suspects are all described as being 20 to 30 years of age. Video and photos of the suspects were later captured from the vicinity of the incident location, after it occurred.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips.