A 66-year-old MTA worker was assaulted without provocation on a Manhattan subway platform. The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect.
A 66-year-old employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) was the victim of a random assault while standing on a subway platform in Manhattan on Friday afternoon. According to the New York Police Department ( NYPD ), the attack occurred inside the West 148th Street and Lenox Avenue Subway Station shortly after 1 p.m. The assailant struck the on-duty worker without provocation. Police have released a photograph of the suspect, captured fleeing through a turnstile at the station.
The photo depicts a large man wearing a hooded jacket. The NYPD is urging anyone with information about this incident to contact their Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish speakers. Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website
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