Cops are looking for a duo who violently attacked a man in Ozone Park with hardware and took off with his car.
According to police, at 6:25 p.m. on Jan. 16, a 43-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of 92nd Street and Liberty Avenue when he was approached by two men who exited a 2006 BMW. The suspects proceeded to assault the victim about the head and body with bolt cutters and an unknown wooden object.
The suspects then took the victim’s iPhone and his keys, and ultimately fled the location in the victim’s mini van. Police say that the suspects also displayed a firearm before fleeing the scene.
The incident was reported to the 106th Precinct. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim, who suffered multiple lacerations from the attack, to an area hospital for treatment.
One of the suspects has been identified as 37-year-old Jeffy Holley, who is described as a black man with a long beard, standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds.
Police described the second perpetrator, who has yet to be identified, as a black man in his mid 30s to 40s and standing between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
