Police Blotter
Suspect sought
in connection with
LES park stabbing
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man twice in a
Lower East Side park in broad daylight.
Authorities say that at 4:20 p.m. on May 16, a 32-year-old
man was getting off of his bike Sara D. Roosevelt Park, in the vicinity
of Forsyth Street and Broome Street, when he was approached by
an unknown man who stood up from a park bench.
The suspect then walked up to the victim and stabbed him once
in each arm before fl eeing the scene on foot. The victim was taken
to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.
The NYPD released photos and video of the suspect:
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 websiteor on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confi dential.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
Bigot sought in violent attack of Asian man in Midtown
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking for a bigot
who attacked a Chinese American
New Yorker in Midtown on Tuesday
morning.
Authorities say that at 9:50 a.m. on
May 18, a 48-year-old man was standing
in the vicinity of West 43rd Street and
11th Avenue when he was approached by
an unknown man. The man proceeded to
punch the victim in the face in an unprovoked
attack and told him to “go back to
your country.”
The suspect continued to punch the
victim’s face repeatedly and bit the victim’s
two fi ngers, causing the tip of the victim’s
middle fi nger to be severed. The suspect
Elderly pedestrian struck
by truck on Union Square
Witnesses speak with the man while as first responders rush onto the
scene.
citizen and members
of the NYPD assisted
in placing him on a
stretcher.
As the driver shared
his version of the incident
with police, some individuals
who witnessed
the incident heckled the
driver shouting, “You
PHOTO BY DEAN MOSES
killed him! You’re going
to outlive him.”
The victim was taken
to a local hospital; however,
the extent of his
injuries are currently
unknown.
Police did not arrest
the driver.
then fl ed the scene northbound on 11th
Avenue.
EMS rushed the victim to Mt. Sinai
West, where he was treated for the severed
fi ngertip as well as lacerations to his forehead
and swelling to his eye.
The NYPD released a photo and video
of the suspect
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 oron Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
BY DEAN MOSES
An 81-year-old
was hit by a
delivery truck
while crossing the street
in Union Square.
An elderly man was
crossing the corner of
East 14th Street and
Broadway at around
1:38 p.m. on Monday,
May 17 when a white
box truck struck him.
A large crowd gathered
around the bustling
intersection in front of
Capital One Bank as
the elderly man was
sprawled along the bus
lane bleeding profusely
from his face. The driver
remained on the scene
as several individuals
called 911; he was visibly
shaken.
Jacqueline Cuen heard
the screeching of wheels
and upon seeing the injured
man she called 911.
“He was alive and still
moving all of his limbs
when I saw him,” said
Cuen, describing seeing
blood on his head and on
his hands.
Offi cers from the 6th
Precinct and Emergency
Medical Services were
immediately on the
scene to tend to the
victim. EMS strapped a
neck brace on the senior
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
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