Man Punches 67-Year-Old And Chips His Tooth On L Train: Cops

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who attacked a 67-year-old on the L train.

The man approached the victim just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, as the train was pulling into the Graham Avenue subway station, police said. He punched the 67-year-old once in the face with a closed fist.

The man suffered an injury to the inside of his lip, a chipped tooth and swelling on his left cheek because of the attack, police said.

The suspect got off the train and ran in an unknown direction once it pulled into the station. He is described as a man in his 30s or 40s and was last seen wearing a dark blue coat, dark blue ski cap, dark jeans and white headphones. He was carrying a white plastic bag.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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