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Midtown-Elderly-Attack-Suspect
New York, NY (77WABC) — The search is on for a man, the NYPD believes, is responsible for attacking an elderly woman as she was exiting a midtown subway station Wednesday morning.
Late Thursday night, the NYPD released photos of the suspect — captured on nearby surveillance cameras.
Cops say the man approached the vulnerable victim as she was walking out of the East 59th Street N-R-W subway station at around 8 Wednesday morning — when he literally socked the victim in the head — forcing her to hit the ground.
Police say the victim was taken to an area hospital — after EMS responded to the scene. Police say the victim had deep bruising over her right eye and bruising to the body.
This attack marks the third this week — reported by the NYPD — against people over the age of 65 here in New York City. One of those attacks happened against the owner of a Brooklyn Laundromat by two woman earlier this week. Surveillance video shows the woman bashing the owner with a vase, while kicking and punching him, all because he asks the woman to wear face masks.
If you’ve seen any of the suspects in the picture and video above — police are asking you to contact NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential
