NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — The NYPD is searching for a man who snuck out of a Manhattan hospital on Saturday morning after being placed in police custody, authorities said.
Police said that the man, 23, was being treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue when officers realized that he had an active summons warrant for a traffic violation. At that point, he was placed in police custody.
Sources said that the man was being treated for a stabbing.
At about 4 a.m., officials said that the man snuck out the hospital door.
The wanted man left the hospital wearing a gray hoodie with red lettering, gray sweatpants and no shoes, according to police.