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$22,000 Reward For Suspect Who Attacked 92-Year-Old Man, Stole His Bible
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 13, 2013
Modified Jun 13, 2013
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The NYPD has announced a $22,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who attacked a 92-year-old man in Manhattan on Monday night.
According to the police, at 11:26 p.m. on June 10, the suspect followed the elderly man into a residential location on West 18th Street, shoved him to the ground and took his bag. According to the Daily News, the bag contained the victim's glasses and Bible. The victim also suffered a hip injury.
The suspect is described a man in 30s, and video shows him wearing a black shirt and red hat. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
And here's the breakdown of reward money: "$10,000 from the Mayor's Office City of New York - Arrest and Conviction; $10,000 from the New York City Police Dept. - Arrest and Conviction; $2,000 from Crime Stoppers - Arrest and Indictment."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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