NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police on Tuesday released a photo of a suspect accused of pushing a girl into a gate unprovoked in Brooklyn last month, authorities said.
It happened at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, when the suspect approached a 12-year-old girl in front of 114 Montague St. in Brooklyn Heights.
According to officials, the suspect pushed the girl into a metal store gate, causing pain and redness to her arm then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
The victim was transported by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital Brooklyn for evaluation.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).