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Man bit off part of Queens bouncer’s finger when denied entry, NYPD says

Police say this man bit off part of a security guard's finger when he was denied entry to a Queens bar.
Police say this man bit off part of a security guard’s finger when he was denied entry to a Queens bar. Photo Credit: Daniel De Mato

Police were looking for a man they say bit off part of a bouncer’s finger after he was told he couldn’t come into a Queens bar. 

The suspect tried to enter California Sports Bar in Jackson Heights at about 4 a.m. on Feb. 16, but was told it was closing, police said.

The man then started arguing with a 37-year-old security guard before biting off a piece of his left pinkie finger, police said. The suspect, described as having a medium build with dark close-cut hair and a goatee, then fled east on Roosevelt Avenue. 

The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where his left pinkie was reattached and he was released, police said.