By Alex Taylorartaylor@lohud.com

HILLCREST –Authorities are looking for the man suspected of pulling a knife on a taxicab driver early Sunday during a failed robbery attempt.

Ramapo police took a report of an attempted robbery at 2:49 a.m. Sunday in the area of Tioken Road off Route 45.

The suspect, who has not been identified, displayed a knife and demanded money, and a brief struggle ensued, police said. The suspect then fled the residential neighborhood on foot. The driver was not injured, police said.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s, about 5-foot-6, who was last seen wearing a green or blue sweater.

Ramapo detectives were assisted on scene by the Rockland County Sheriff's BCI unit.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400.

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