Crime & Safety
Man Attacked With His Own Cane In Williamsburg Fight, Cops Say
Police are looking for a man who beat a 56-year-old with his cane after the two got into a fight in front of a Grand Street supermarket.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who used a 56-year-old's own cane to beat him after the two got into a fight outside a Grand Street supermarket.
The two men, caught on video outside 785 Grand St., got into a fight around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, July 22 on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store, Bravo Supermarkets. During the fight, the man police are now looking for took the 56-year-old man's cane and used it to beat him.
The 56-year-old was sent to the hospital for his injuries and swelling.
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The man police are looking for has brown eyes and black hair, police said.
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. All calls are strictly confidential.
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