75-Year-Old Woman Pushed To The Ground In Washington Heights: Police

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A 75-year-old woman was attacked for no apparent reason in Washington Heights, police said.

The attacker walked up behind the woman and pushed her hard in the back around 9 p.m. on July 12 near Broadway and West 168th Street, police said and video shows.

The woman went tumbling to the ground and the attacker immediately ran away north on Broadway, police said.

The attacker made no attempt to speak or take anything from the woman, only pushing her.

The 75-year-old was taken to New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University, which is on the same street as the attack, in stable condition where she was treated for a broken left shoulder, police said.

NYPD also sent out a photo of the person wanted in connection with the attack.

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).