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New York, NY (77WABC)- A male suspect who punched a 23-year-old woman in her head after she stepped off the “L” train Sunday evening inside of the 14th St. Station is at large. Police are hoping the public can identify the man leading to his arrest and subsequent charges.
Just before 6 pm on Sunday, May 2, 2021, inside of 14 Street and 1 Avenue subway station, the woman was exiting the station from the L line when an unidentified individual approached her from behind and punched her in the side of her head. The suspect forcibly removed the woman’s backpack, which contained an Apple MacBook Air, and debit and card cards belonging to the woman.
The woman, whose name has not been released, refused medical attention at the scene.
The individual police are looking for is described as a male approximately 30-years-old, 5’5″ tall, weighing 200 pounds. He has a light complexion, medium build and facial hair. The assailant was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a light-colored scarf around his neck, a red and black jacket, a red, white, and blue shirt, blue shorts with white stripes, and blue sandals. He was carrying a large blue bag.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the individual is asked to call the 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, or on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
