A man is wanted in New York City after authorities say he pushed a 75-year-old woman in an unprovoked assault last week, breaking her leg.
The incident happened Thursday around 5:40 p.m. on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near West 117th Street in Harlem, New York police said.
The unknown man allegedly walked in front of the woman and pushed her to the ground.
Police said the suspect fled east on West 117th Street after the attack.
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The male suspect is wanted in connection with an unprovoked assault in Harlem that left a 75-year-old woman with a broken leg, police said. (NYPD)
The 75-year-old victim had broken her femur when she was pushed to the ground, police said. She was rushed to NYC Health & Hospitals/St. Luke follows the attack and is listed in stable condition.
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The victim was pushed to the ground and was being treated for a fractured femur at a hospital, where he is in stable condition, police said. (NYPD)
Police released surveillance footage of the suspect and described him as a man with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved black shirt under a black T-shirt, blue jeans, white slip-on sneakers, and a black hat.
Authorities asked anyone with information about the incident to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
As of February 5, NYPD data shows that both petty and felony crimes have increased across the city so far this year compared to the same period last year. (FoxNews)
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There have been 3,816 reported petty crime assaults citywide through February 5 so far this year, an increase of 11.5% compared to the same period last year, according to public police crime data.
Citywide felony assaults are up 12.2% year-to-date, according to the data, bringing the total to 2,333 so far this year compared to 2,079 over the same period in 2022.
