Traffic Agent Sent To Hospital After Brooklyn Attack: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are looking for a man who shoved a 72-year-old traffic agent to the ground after he got a parking ticket in Brooklyn.

The man — parked illegally on Fifth Avenue near 58th Street — was caught on surveillance video pushing the traffic enforcement agent onto the pavement as he tried to write him the summons, police said.

The traffic agent was sent to the hospital with bruising and back pain from the attack, police said. He is in stable condition.

His attacker drove away in his gray Nissan Rogue before emergency responders arrived.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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 on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.