Police arrest suspect in robbery on Oak Leaf Trail
According to police reports, the man who stabbed a bicyclist on the Oak Leaf Trail Monday morning was a 50-year-old transient.
The suspect was arrested overnight, after someone who recognized the man from a description shared Monday tipped off the police.
The encounter took place in a relatively secluded part of the trail, near the 2100 block of N. Oakland Ave. Police reported the victim, an 18-year-old from Bayside, struggled with the suspect after the man tried to steal his cellphone.
The victim suffered a stab wound to the abdomen.