Couple And Their Dog Attacked During Queens Subway Ride: Cops

JAMAICA, QUEENS — Three men attacked a couple riding the subway with their dog in Queens, police said Friday.

The couple and their dog were aboard an E train that had just left the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday when the three men started insulting the dog, according to police.

The trio of strangers pushed and hit the couple, then ran off the train at the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue station, police said.

First responders brought the woman to Long Island Jewish Medical Center for an arm injury, according to police. Her partner suffered minor bruising on his face.

The dog was not hurt, police said.

The NYPD on Friday released surveillance footage of three men they want to question about the assault.

Anyone with information in regard to the identities of the males 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.

All calls are strictly confidential.