NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police released surveillance footage of a suspect they said punched a 69-year-old man in the face, knocked him to the ground, and destroyed his cellphone inside a Bronx business last month.
It happened at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, inside a Dollar Deal store located at 286 E. 204th St. in Norwood.
According to officials, the victim was approached by the suspect who engaged him in a verbal dispute that quickly escalated into a physical altercation.
The suspect punched the victim in the face, pushed him to the ground, and grabbed his cellphone before smashing it on the floor, authorities said.
EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, where he was listed in stable condition. The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading westbound on East 204th Street.
The suspect was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and tan bucket hat.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
