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Woman Attacked By Stranger on Subway

Random Attack- Woman Punched in Face

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a woman at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a woman at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 12, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a man who walked up to a woman at a Bronx subway station and repeatedly punched her in the face.



At around 3 pm on February 5, a 29-year-old woman was standing on the subway platform of the 219 Street/White Plains Road Station. Cops said a stranger walked up to her and just began punching her in the face over and over again.


The attacker then ran out of the station in an unknown direction.


EMS transported the victim to Jacobi Medical Center.



The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect walking on the subway platform. He is described as a male with a medium complexion, medium build and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, dark colored pants, and white sneakers.


Man Beaten with Metal Pipe in Chinatown Beatdown


The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a man with a metal pipe. -Photo by NYPD


MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for the suspect who bashed a man in the head with a metal pipe during a beatdown in Chinatown, the NYPD said. 


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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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.




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