Crime & Safety
Suspect Sought For Attacking Taxi Driver In Queens: Police
No arrests have been made. Police released surveillance images of the suspect on Monday.
QUEENS, NY — Police are searching for a suspect who attacked a taxi driver in Queens last week.
The incident happened in a taxicab at 10 Street and 36 Avenue around 6:47 p.m., police said.
The suspect is accused of punching the 72-year-old driver in the back of the head. It is not known at this time what led up to the assault.
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The man then fled the taxi on foot.
The 72-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital for treatment.
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No arrests have been made. Police released surveillance images on Monday.
Anyone with information regarding 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 X @NYPDTips.
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