Crime & Safety
Woman Punched At Long Island City Subway Station: NYPD
Police are looking for the man who struck a woman in the head inside the 36 Street subway station in Queens.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Cops are looking for the man who punched a woman on the head inside a Long Island City subway station and ran off.
The 45-year-old woman was standing inside the mezzanine of the 36 Street G and R train subway station at around 6:40 p.m. on Jan. 19 when the man struck her out of nowhere, police told Patch.
The woman suffered bruising to the back of her head, hand and ear from the blow, cops said.
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Police described the suspect, who fled immediately afterward, as a clean shaven man with an average build who looked to be around 25-30 years old. He was last seen wearing a knit hat and scarf.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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