Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Punched In The Neck In Washington Heights: Police
A 79-year-old man was punched and knocked to the ground near West 176th Street, police said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — An elderly man was punched in the neck in Washington Heights, police said.
A 79-year-old man was inside of 4151 Broadway, between West 175th and 176th streets, about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, when a man punched him in the left side of the throat and knocked him to the ground, police said.
The attacker then ran out of the building, police said.
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The victim did not need additional medical attention, police said.
There are multiple businesses at 4151 Broadway, but a video showing the suspect appears to be within the Alexandra Nails & Hair Salon. The uptown salon did not return Patch's call for comment.
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The 79-year-old was attacked a few days after police sent out information about two women attacking a 72-year-old man in June at Broadway and West 172nd Street.
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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