66-Year-Old Man Suffers Broken Rib in Bushwick Subway Mugging: NYPD

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A 66-year-old man was attacked and robbed by an unidentified male suspect (pictured above) while onboard a train inside of a Bushwick subway station late Sunday night, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said.

The victim was riding on a Manhattan bound M train at the Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenue subway station, Sunday Oct. 9, at around midnight, when the suspect "knocked him down to the floor then kicked and punched him before he removed his wallet and cell phone," NYPD said.

The suspect fled off the train at the Myrtle/Wyckoff Avenue station, police said.

A credit card and $20 in cash were among the items inside the victim's wallet, NYPD said.

The victim suffered cuts to his face and a broken rib, and was transported to a nearby hospital where he's in stable condition, police said.

The suspect is described as 20 to 25 years old, standing five-feet-eight-inches tall and weighing 175 pounds; he last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, blue jeans and black and gray sneakers, NYPD said.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

Lead image courtesy of NYPD.