Man shoved 75-year-old woman to ground, breaking her leg in Harlem

Security cameras captured footage of the attacker.
Security cameras captured footage of the attacker. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who broke a 75-year-old woman’s leg when he shoved her to the ground in Harlem on Thursday.

The man shoved the woman unprovoked around 5:40 p.m. on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near West 117th Street, officials said.

He reportedly fled on foot after the attack.

Emergency responders took the victim to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was treated for a broken femur.

Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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