Crime & Safety
Video: Man Punches Teen Girl In Fort Greene Street, Police Say
Police have released video of a man randomly attacking a teenaged girl on Myrtle Avenue Wednesday.
CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN -- Police are looking for the man who randomly punched a teenage girl in the face on Myrtle Avenue Wednesday.
The 19-year-old girl was leaving Farmer In The Deli on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Steuben Street at about 2:45 p.m. when she was suddenly attacked, police said.
Video shows a man suddenly lunging and swinging his fist, then strolling away.
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The young woman was knocked to the ground and later treated for bruising, police said.
Police are now looking for the suspect, whom they describe as a man in his early 20s, standing about 5-foot 8-inches, weighing about 140 pounds and sporting dreadlocks, a gray hoodie, grey pants and black sneakers.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the NYPD.
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