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Drive-by suspects attack elderly man: Cops

By Sadef Ali Kully

OZONE PARK—A 73-year-old man was assaulted and robbed May 20 by two male suspects who fled the scene in a white SUV, police said.

At 6 p.m., the victim was walking on 125th Street near 107th Avenue when two male suspects approached him from behind. Then they both punched and pushed him to the ground in front of the home address 107-16 125th Street.

The suspects then forcibly removed a chain from around the victim’s neck and ran southbound on 125th Street, where they entered a white SUV in front of 107-52 125th Street and fled the scene.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.