BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A sking for the public’s assistance in making arrests, police recently released surveillance-camera images of two suspects wanted for assault in a “knockout game” attack on a 72-year-old West Village man last month.
According to reports, the elderly man was walking home with some beer he had bought at a deli on Abingdon Square on Mon., Aug. 11, around 5:29 p.m. The first suspect was waiting in front of 99 Jane St., and as the senior passed by, he struck him with a closed fist, knocking him down.
The attacker immediately fled the location with a second suspect who had been waiting across the street. The victim was removed to an area hospital for lacerations and pain to his head and face.
The suspects are described as being in their early 20s.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). People can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.
