Help Police Identify Subway Assault Suspect

The police are seeking assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for assaulting a subway rider.

On May 20, at around 5:30pm a 38-year-old woman was waiting for an N train at the Atlantic-Barclays Center station when a man suddenly punched the her in the face causing her nose to bleed and face to swell. After striking the straphanger, the suspect boarded a northbound R train and left the scene.

The suspect is described as a black male with a dark complexion and dreadlock hair.

Anyone with information 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. Police say all calls are confidential.