Crime & Safety

Olivia Munn Posts About Queens Assault, Helps NYPD Nab Suspect

"Queens, Internet, please... do your s---," the actress tweeted along with photos showing a man she claimed attacked her friend's mother.

"Queens, Internet, please... do your s---," the actress tweeted along with photos showing a man she claimed attacked her friend's mother.
"Queens, Internet, please... do your s---," the actress tweeted along with photos showing a man she claimed attacked her friend's mother. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Starz)

NEW YORK CITY — Actress Olivia Munn's latest starring role could be as a real life hero.

A Queens assault featured prominently in a spate of recent posts by Munn calling attention to what she "hate crimes" against people of Asian descent.

Munn had a personal connection — the woman attacked on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing was the mother of a friend, she tweeted.

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"Queens, Internet, please... do your s---," Munn tweeted Wednesday along with photos of a man NYPD called a suspect.

It appears Munn's posts helped. The NYPD's official Twitter page credited the "viral" response to the incident in drawing tips that helped track down the suspect.

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"Apprehended," the 109th Precinct's official Twitter account posted Thursday morning.

The New York Post — which first reported on the arrest — identified the man as Patrick Mateo, 47.

Cops previously said the suspect got into an argument Tuesday with the woman before throwing her to the ground — an incident Munn shared on video.

"This is the guy you guys helped @nypd find and arrest," Munn wrote. "This is him attacking my friend’s mom who is a petite 5-foot-3 Chinese woman.

"F--- this guy. The internet is undefeated. Thank you thank you thank you."

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