Crime & Safety

Wanted: Suspect in Brutal Christmas Morning Attack

Man accused of beating a 28-year-old woman with a club is still on the loose.

Police are still looking for a man caught on tape beating and then robbing a Clinton Hill woman as she returned home from a Christmas party last year.

The incident occured around 3 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2011, when the suspect approached the woman on Downing Street between Putnam and Gates avenues.

Days later, the New York Police Department released chilling surveillance video .

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Police described the suspect as a black male in his 30s, 5-feet 10-inches tall and wearing a brown coat, black pants and a white scarf partially covering his face.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Info can also be submitted online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting CRIMES (274637) and then entering TIP577.

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