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Forest Hills School Safety Officer Punched In The Face, NYPD Says
A man walked into P.S. 175, struck up a conversation with an NYPD school safety officer, then punched her in the face, police say.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A school safety officer was hurt after a man punched her in the face at P.S. 175 on Valentine's Day morning, according to the police.
The unidentified man walked into the Forest Hills elementary school about 8 a.m. Friday and started chatting with the NYPD school safety officer, then suddenly hit her, police said.
She went to a nearby hospital for a cut on her lip, according to police.
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Over the weekend, police released surveillance footage of her attacker in an effort to track him down.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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