Crime & Safety

Crown Heights Subway Shover Remains On The Loose: Cops

A hunt is underway for a miscreant who shoved a 66-year-old man onto the tracks at a Crown Heights subway station Sunday, police said.

A subway shover remained on the lam Monday, police said.
A subway shover remained on the lam Monday, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A suspected subway shover remained on the lam after pushing a 66-year-old man in a Crown Heights station Sunday, police said.

The attack unfolded about 3 p.m. inside the President Street station when the attacker shoved the man without warning onto the northbound 2/5 subway tracks, authorities said.

Thankfully, no trains were arriving and the man was helped up from the rail bed with only minor injuries, police said.

Find out what's happening in Prospect Heights-Crown Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The suspect couldn’t be found by the time police arrived and there weren’t any arrests as of Monday, authorities said.

The incident unfolded just hours before a train struck a man inside the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station, police said. Cops do not believe that second incident was because of a crime.

Find out what's happening in Prospect Heights-Crown Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.