FLATLANDS, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police are searching for a woman following an attack that happened at a bus stop in Brooklyn on April 14.
The incident happened around 4:50 p.m. at a B46 bus stop at the intersection of Utica Avenue and Avenue K.
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Police say the victim, a 66-year-old woman, was waiting at the bus stop when an unidentified individual approached her from behind, grabbed her hair, and pushed her to the ground.
The victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention at the scene, police say.
The suspect, a woman last seen wearing a tan jacket, a black t-shirt, blue pants, and multicolored sneakers, fled north on Utica Avenue, according to the NYPD.
The NYPD released the following photo of the suspect.
Police are searching for the culprit of an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Brooklyn (Credit: NYPD)
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here.
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