A 74-year-old woman was shoved to the sidewalk and beaten in Mount Eden on Sunday in a daytime attack that left her shaken and injured, police said. The assault happened in front of 49 East Mount Eden Avenue at about 1 p.m., and the assailant took off on foot. Detectives have released images of a person they are looking to identify and are asking neighbors to help track the suspect down.
🚨WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: On Sunday, June 21, 2026, at approximately 1:00 P.M., in front of 49 East Mount Eden Avenue, a 74-year-old female victim was engaged in a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual. During the dispute, the unidentified individual threw the victim to… pic.twitter.com/1EhzfMkdc9
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 2, 2026
NYPD Circulates Wanted Alert
The NYPD put out a wanted notice on July 2 stating that the assault happened on Sunday, June 21 at approximately 1:00 p.m. in front of 49 East Mount Eden Avenue and that the victim was thrown to the ground and punched several times, according to NYPD Crime Stoppers. The post includes photos of the unidentified individual and urges anyone who recognizes the person to contact investigators. No arrests have been announced.
Reward And How To Submit Tips
The city's Crime Stoppers program says tipsters may be eligible for rewards of up to $3,500 for information that leads to an arrest, and it lists a hotline and an online submission portal, per the NYPD Crime Stoppers program page. Phone tips can be left at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), while Spanish speakers can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Investigators say the program accepts video and preserved surveillance footage and that calls are handled confidentially.
Mount Eden Concerns And Recent Violence
Mount Eden has seen several recent wanted alerts and street assaults, which has neighbors on edge. Hoodline previously covered a March double-stabbing in the neighborhood in a piece on the knife-wielding attacker, and in that case police urged residents to preserve video rather than confront suspects. Locals say they hope the same approach, holding on to surveillance clips and sharing what they know, will help lead to an arrest in this latest assault.
How To Help
Anyone with information, photos, or video is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, submit a tip online through the Crime Stoppers portal, or call 911 in an emergency. Tips can also be submitted in Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA, and the program's website outlines submission options and confidentiality protections. Authorities say all calls are strictly confidential and that tipsters may be eligible for the advertised reward.
