Crime & Safety
81-Year-Old Shoved To The Ground At Brooklyn Liquor Store: Cops
The seemingly unprovoked attack sent the 81-year-old to the hospital, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are searching for the man who violently shoved an 81-year-old at a Brooklyn liquor store last week.
The 81-year-old man was standing in the doorway of the Jim Cheng Wine & Liquor on Flatbush Avenue around 4 p.m. on March 2 when the man rammed into him as he ran out, according to police and video.
The 81-year-old, who was knocked to the ground, was sent tot he hospital with bruising and pain to his body and face, police said. He is in stable condition.
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The man ran away after the incident.
The surveillance video includes footage of the man leaving the store before the incident. Police said he had been in the store, left and then went back in before the attack.
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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 Crime Stoppers website atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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