Cops seek man who stabbed another man in Mineola nightclub
Nassau County police are looking for a man who stabbed a man at a nightclub in Mineola early Saturday.
Police said a 25-year-old man was leaving El Madera Bar at 247 Mineola Blvd. with his girlfriend about 12:30 a.m. Saturday when another man at the bar made a rude comment to the woman.
The two men began arguing and shoving each other when the woman's boyfriend was stabbed in the side by a sharp object. The assailant was seen running away wearing a red shirt, heading south on Mineola Boulevard.
The stabbing victim was treated at a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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