Crime & Safety

Police: 76-Year-Old Woman Shoved To Ground In Unprovoked Attack On Brooklyn Sidewalk

Surveillance video shows the suspect walking a dog when he turns a corner and comes across the woman.

(Kristin Borden/Patch)

July 2, 2021

A man was seen on video shoving a 76-year-old woman to the ground earlier this month in Brooklyn.

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Police are searching for the suspect behind the unprovoked attack. It happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. on June 10 near the corner of Neptune Avenue and Brighton 4th Street in Brighton Beach.

Surveillance video shows the suspect walking a dog when he turns a corner and comes across the woman. He suddenly knocks her down and keeps walking.

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