A 67-year-old man was shoved off his bicycle in broad daylight near Avenue H and East 15 Street in Brooklyn’s 70th Precinct, and police say the attacker is still on the run.
The assault happened on Monday, April 6, at about 4:30 p.m., according to a wanted alert circulated by the NYPD. An unidentified person approached the man, pushed him from his bike, then ran off on foot. The suspect has not been caught, and the notice did not detail the victim's injuries.
The alert went public on May 8 via NYPD Crime Stoppers, which labeled the case "WANTED FOR AN ELDERLY ASSAULT" and cited the Avenue H and East 15 Street intersection. The post urges anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers hotline or submit an anonymous tip through the department’s channels, including messages on X to @NYPDTips, and notes there is a reward for tips that lead to an arrest.
🚨 WANTED FOR AN ELDERLY ASSAULT: On Monday, April 6, 2026, at approximately 4:30 P.M., a 67-year-old male victim was riding a bicycle in front of Avenue H and East 15 Street, in the confines of the 70 Precinct, when he was approached by an unidentified individual who pushed him… pic.twitter.com/ubXIdCH30w
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) May 8, 2026
How to report tips
Tips can be filed anonymously by calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or by submitting a report online. Per the NYPD's Crime Stoppers page, the program offers several ways to share information, including a web portal and a mobile app. The New York City Police Foundation notes that tipsters may be eligible for rewards of up to $3,500 if their information leads to an arrest and indictment.
Local context
The Avenue H case is part of a broader pattern of springtime appeals seeking help to track down suspects in attacks on older New Yorkers. Hoodline previously covered a Midtown beatdown that left a 68-year-old injured, along with other cases that triggered Crime Stoppers bulletins. For the Avenue H assault, investigators have asked anyone who was in the area on April 6 to review phone video or door-camera footage for anything that might help the case.
Anyone with information about the Avenue H and East 15 Street assault can contact Crime Stoppers at the numbers above, submit tips at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or message @NYPDTips on X, NYPD Crime Stoppers says. Tips that lead to an arrest and indictment may be eligible for a reward, and detectives are asking anyone with video or eyewitness details to come forward.
