Crime & Safety

Man Punched In Elmhurst, Loses Teeth: Police

The two men were fighting on Broadway and 76th Street when one of them punched the other, knocking him to the ground on July 2, police said.

Police are looking for the man who knocked the teeth out of a 43-year-old man after punching him in the face earlier this month, the NYPD said.
Police are looking for the man who knocked the teeth out of a 43-year-old man after punching him in the face earlier this month, the NYPD said. (Courtesy of the NYPD)

QUEENS — Police are looking for the man who knocked the teeth out of a 43-year-old man after punching him in the face earlier this month, the NYPD said.

The two men were fighting on Broadway and 76th Street when one of them punched the 42-year-old, knocking him to the ground on July 2 about 5:30 a.m., according to authorities.

The 42-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for loss of teeth, cops said.

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The attacker is partially bald and was last seen wearing a white shirt, 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/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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