Crime & Safety
Postal Worker Slashed In Brooklyn Attack
Union officials report the worker suffered severe facial injuries as investigators search for the attacker.
BROOKLYN, NY— A postal worker was slashed in the face while delivering mail in Brooklyn, police said.
The attack occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday near Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights.
Investigators said a man approached the 48-year-old worker and demanded a package he was carrying.
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When the worker refused, the man cut his face with an unknown object and fled into a nearby building, police said.
The victim was hospitalized with severe injuries.
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"What’s happening now…has never happened to us," John Cruz, president of Brooklyn Letter Carriers Branch 41, said.
Investigators are searching for the suspect.
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