Harlem Men Slash, Rob 2 Men In Greenwich Village

AMNY reports that three men were arrested and charged Saturday after they slashed and robbed two people in the Greenwich Village on Wednesday, police said.

Paul Grand, 23, Damon Johnson, 38, and James Hatcher, 30, along with a fourth man and one woman, first targeted a 55-year-old man at about 12:30 a.m. outside 104 W. 14th St.

They punched and kicked the man, and then slashed the right side of his face, police said. They took $30 from the victim.

About 25 minutes later, Grand approached a 23-year-old man in front of 42 7th Ave., slashing him in the hand and face before taking his cellphone and $50, cops said.

Both victims were taken to area hospitals in stable condition.

Grand, of East Harlem, Johnson, of Morris Heights, and Hatcher, of Harlem, were each charged with robbery, police said.