Teen Pushed, Slapped Another Teen In Ditmas Park Subway Station, Police Say

DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN — Authorities are looking for the perpetrator of some teen-on-teen violence in a Ditmas Park subway station last month.

On Thursday, August 30, around 11:30 a.m., a 15-year-old girl was waiting on a Southbound Q train at the Church Avenue station, when she was approached by a 16-year-old girl, according to police.

The 16-year-old girl pushed the other girl in the head, then slapped her several times in the face before fleeing the scene, police said.

The 15-year-old girl was taken to Maimonides Hospital and treated for her injuries, police said. It's unclear exactly how serious those injuries were.

The older girl is described by police as a black female with black hair and brown eyes who stands five feet five inches and weights 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing black sandals, black jeans and a blue t-shirt, police said. She is pictured above.

Here's how you can report information to police:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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