Crime & Safety

Photo Released In Unprovoked Crown Heights Subway Shove: Police

Officials said that Sunday's subway shover is still at large.

Officials released a photo of a man who they claim is connected to the shove.
Officials released a photo of a man who they claim is connected to the shove. (NYPD)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police have released a photo of a man they are seeking in connection to Sunday's Crown Heights subway shover.

A surveillance photo of a man believe to be connected to the attack was released Monday evening as police continue to search for the man who pushed a 66-year-old straphanger onto the tracks at the President Street station Sunday.

More considerate New Yorkers on the platform quickly came to the aid of the man on the tracks and helped him back onto the platform, officials said, and EMS brought the victim to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.

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Officials said the unidentified attacker fled the station towards Eastern Parkway and is still at large.

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).

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