There are new concerns about safety in Times Square after two attacks were reported just hours and blocks apart.
NEW YORK - Safety concerns are resurfacing in Times Square after separate attacks sent two victims to the hospital.Police say a stabbing, followed by an assault, took place just blocks away from each other a few hours apart.Police say both violent attacks were committed by large groups of people, many of them teenagers.Overnight, detectives questioned 10 suspects they have in custody at the Midtown South precinct. Police say more than a dozen are still on the run.
Some of the cops jumped and caught him and arrest him, other guys coming from the back, there was blood,' one witness said. Police said seven people are in custody, and surveillance video indicates as many as 16 others who participated are still outstanding. Just two hours later, on on 43rd street near Broadway, another dispute turned violent. Police said a 28-year-old man was punched and kicked in the head multiple times. Three suspects, aged 14-16, were taken into custody.
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