Vagrant sucker punches, robs another homeless man in NYC subway station: video

One homeless man sucker-punched another, knocking him to the ground inside a Manhattan subway station before running off with his phone and $700 cash, dramatic video released by cops Tuesday shows. 

The 50-year-old victim is seen standing in front of a manned ticket booth inside 34th Street Penn Station at 3:20 p.m. Sunday when the assailant, Ronald Bailey, approaches him from behind and socks him in the face, the footage shows.

Bailey, 52, then kicks the man while he was down before rifling through his pockets, the clip shows. The assault happened near the northbound 2 and 3 line, cops said.

The bandit took off with the victim’s cell phone and wallet, holding $700, according to police.

The victim, who suffered cuts and bruising, was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and released. 

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance locating an individual known to the department, depicted in the attached surveillance video and photo, regarding a robbery that occurred within the confines of the Midtown South Precinct.
Police are looking for Ronald Bailey in connection with an attack on a man inside of 34th Street Penn Station.
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Bailey has about 30 prior arrests, police said. He is about 6-foot-2, weighing 190 lbs., with short salt and pepper hair and a white beard. 

He was last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket, a white hooded sweatshirt, a blue Yankees baseball cap, a surgical mask, brown work boots and blue jeans.

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance locating an individual known to the department, depicted in the attached surveillance video and photo, regarding a robbery that occurred within the confines of the Midtown South Precinct.
Ronald Bailey is about 6-foot-2, weighing 190 lbs., with short salt and pepper hair and a white beard. 
DCPI
source: nypost.com