NYPD officials have issued an alert about an assault that took place earlier this month on the Upper East Side. Police are hoping someone from the general public will be able to assist them in identifying and locating the wanted individual.
According to the report, the incident took place on Sunday, June 1 at about 12:30 p.m. when the unidentified suspect approached a 41-year-old male employee from behind at the CVS at 1569 First Avenue (at the corner of 82nd Street) “and punched him in the face with a closed fist.”
Police say the “victim fell to the ground and sustained injuries to his face.” He was transported to Long Island Jewish Hospital by private means and the suspect fled by foot in an unknown direction.
Police describe the suspect “as a male with a dark complexion [who] was last seen wearing a black and gray sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and black sneakers.”
Anyone with relevant information 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 or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter. All calls are strictly confidential.
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The crime is on the rise, where are the police, they do absolutely nothing! In fact, there is a considerable increase in crime because the police do absolutely nothing about it.
Whoa, that guy looks just like my next door neighbor! No, of course not. Zero chance he lives anywhere around here.
That’s a great expression of empathy for an assault victim.
Wow, I bet you’re super pleased with yourself that you took the effort to leave a juvenile remark that shows you’re a racist jerk. You’re not funny, you’re not important, and you obviously have nothing of value to add. I hope black peiple spit in your food.