Man Assaults Victim With Stick In Central Park, Police Say

CENTRAL PARK, NY — Police are looking for a man who struck a pedestrian with a stick in Central Park on Wednesday morning, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD, the perpetrator started an argument with a 49-year-old man at 8:20 a.m. in Central Park, on a path near the Davis Center Ice Rink, near the northern tip of the park, at 70-02 East Drive.

Then, the man struck the victim in the left hand with a stick and ran off through the park, heading north to parts unknown, police said.

The victim refused medical attention, authorities said.

Police said anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)

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