NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A teen has been arrested in connection to a pattern of Brooklyn assaults that happened within a few hours of each other Tuesday.
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy Friday on four counts of assault after authorities sought information into the chase earlier this week.
The first happened just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of 2428 East 27th St. The male suspect allegedly asked an 81-year-old man “Where is the B44 bus?”
As the man answered his question, he was punched in the face, police said. The suspect then fled southbound along East 27th Street toward Avenue Y.
Police said the 81-year-old suffered facial bruising, but refused medical attention.
The next incident happened only about 20 minutes later near Avenue U and East 29th Street.
It was there that police said a 64-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk, was approached by a group of people and was punched in the face unprovoked.
The third incident in the pattern happened at about 8 p.m. on that same day near 2959 Avenue Y.
This time, a 76-year-old woman was walking when a person approached her and asked a question, police said. While answering, authorities said she was punched in the face, and the suspect fled on foot.
Police released new videos Friday as they searched for three people wanted in connection to the string of assaults.
The new videos show a man being sucker-punched in the face as he walks down a sidewalk and another man being punched as he rides a bike down a street, causing him to fall to the pavement.
Anyone with information in the cases is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or on the Spanish line at 1-888-57-PISTA.
