Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Knocked Out As He Walked On BK Street: NYPD
The 79-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for a man who kicked an elderly man in the face and knocked him out in an unprovoked attack last week, police said.
On May 13, at about 10: 53 p.m., in front of 544 Flatbush Avenue, a 79-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when an unknown man approached him, police said.
The unidentified man kicked the 79-year-old man in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and lose consciousness. The suspect then fled on foot, police said.
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The 79-year-old man sustained serious physical injuries and was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in critical but stable condition, police said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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