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The man pictured was rummaging in the backseat of the victim's car when they were confronted by the owner of the vehicle and their family around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.
When the owner confronted the man, he "slashed the victim across the face with a knife before running from the scene with the victim's credit card," the police said, adding that "the stolen credit card was fraudulently used later that same day at a Target store located in Bensalem, PA."
The following update was released on Friday evening:
"After re-interviewing the victim and witness to this incident, it was determined the suspect, during his assault on the victim cut the victim in the face with a sharp object (a knife, which was initially reported, was never actually viewed by the victim or witness). This caused a minor cut on the victim's face. The victim was treated on scene and released."
The suspect is described as a white man "having some type of skin condition on his face similar to a burn or vitiligo, with dark curly hair, who was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, gray Under Armour sweat pants and black shoes," as stated in the release.
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the identification of the suspect.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the Derry Township Police Department at (717)534-2202 or click here to submit a tip online.
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