A callous stranger randomly shoved a 76-year-old lady to the bottom in a broad-daylight assault as she walked in Queens earlier this month, cops mentioned.
The brute approached the sufferer as she crossed on the intersection of 63rd Road and Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside simply after 2 p.m. Aug. 6, authorities mentioned.
Then he pushed her onto the concrete with out warning – leaving her with accidents to her decrease again and proper hip, police mentioned.
The sufferer was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place she was listed in secure situation, police mentioned.
The attacker — proven in surveillance footage launched by the NYPD late Monday — is described as a person with a heavy construct and lightweight complexion.
He was final seen sporting a black baseball hat, a lightweight pink T-shirt and khaki shorts, and carrying a white plastic bag.
In an unrelated however equally unprovoked assault final week, a creep attacked a teen with a e book within the Flatiron District, cops mentioned.
The 18-year-old lady was strolling on West twenty fifth Road close to Broadway round 9:30 p.m. Aug. 19 when the stranger bashed her within the face with a e book, authorities mentioned.
The sudden blow left the sufferer with ache, bruising and swelling on her nostril, cops mentioned. She was not hospitalized.
The assailant ran off, heading east on West twenty fifth Road.
Footage additionally launched Monday evening exhibits the shirtless suspect strolling down the road with a white T-shirt slung over his shoulder, a e book protruding of his grey shorts, and white sneakers.
He was nonetheless on the unfastened Tuesday.
12 months-to-date, each felony and misdemeanor assaults are up throughout the Large Apple to date this yr, in accordance with the newest NYPD statistics.
A complete of 19,229 felony assaults have been reported at this level in 2024, in comparison with 18,316 throughout the identical interval in 2023, in accordance with the info, which covers the interval from Jan. 1 by way of Sunday.
As of Sunday, 30,990 misdemeanor assaults had been reported, in comparison with 28,374 throughout the identical interval final yr.
Anybody with info on both assault is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public can even submit their ideas by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
Supply hyperlink
