(Washington Insider Magazine) – An 80-year-old Hispanic man was robbed and brutally attacked at a New York subway station in Brooklyn. Police are looking for a teenager as a suspect.
A teenager is being wanted by the NYPD on suspicion of robbing and brutally assaulting an 80-year-old Hispanic man on the New York subway, dousing him with an unknown substance, strangling him and punching him in the chest before running off with his wallet.
According to the NYPD, the teenage robber approached the octogenarian as he was entering the A/C subway line at Pitkin Avenue and Euclid Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, around 7:30 p.m. of January 15. NYPD released video of the requested suspect Tuesday.
Turnstile to Enter The Subway
“The 80-year-old male victim was at the turnstile to enter the Subway when an unknown individual approached him, shone a light into his eyes, and then sprayed an unknown substance in his face,” according to the NYPD. “The individual then placed the victim in a chokehold and forcibly removed the wallet from his pants pocket.”
During the fight, the young man punched the old man in the chest and then fled into the street with his wallet, police said. The New York Post withheld the victim’s name for protection.
The victim’s stepson, Emmanuel Rosa, 35, did identify himself and said the old man was on his way home from visiting friends at a Hispanic grocery store when he was attacked. “Someone grabbed him by the back and neck,” he said. “They threw some spray at him…”.
The suspect was described as an adolescent of legal age, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 pounds. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In early 2023, a New York Subway fare evader stabbed two men who also tried to follow him without paying through the security gate of a station in Queens.
Since he took office a year ago, Mayor Eric Adams has announced several times that he would double the number of NYPD officers in the subway system in a beefed-up security plan to deal with violence. But so far crime has continued to rise.
At the same time, MTA faces millions in losses due to the increasing number of users who access the Metro and buses without paying.
This article is written by El Diario.
