On July 1, police issued an alert for a suspect wanted in connection to an assault that occurred in June, hoping someone from the public will be able to help them identify and locate the wanted individual.
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Now, NYPD officials have released new surveillance footage of the suspect walking down the street with headphones and, from what it looks like, dancing.
NYPD officials say the incident took place at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday, June 17 outside of 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at West 112th Street). This is the address of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. We reached out to a press representative for the church to see if they know anything.
According to the report, the suspect (pictured above) “made anti-national origin remarks before striking a 52-year-old male victim in the head with a metal thermos, causing pain.” When prompted for additional details, police told ILTUWS that the suspect yelled, “Go back to your f*cking country.”
The victim refused medical attention and the suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction.
We also asked the police if this incident is being investigated as a hate crime, to which they originally replied, “The Hate Crime Task Force was notified.” We’ve followed up with the NYPD to see if anything has changed here. The phrase ‘Bias Assault’ was used in the subject title of the NYPD’s original email alert.
Anyone with relevant information 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 or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter.
Only a mental deficient says this in NYC where almost everyone is from somewhere else (a microcosm of the entire country), probably including this guy.
Or a bigoted black guy. They exist.
I’m from here, NYC born and raised, so if he said it to me I’d forget the pain from the bout with his thermos, grab it away from him and off to toast him, “Here’s to our homeland, now what country did you say you hailed from?”
Tink
I’ve actually seen this guy before and was yelled at by him, but thankfully was not hit by a thermos. Unfortunately, I am willing to bet others in the neighborhood have heard him before too.
Asian bias remark? Why do police have to be so vague.
People like this guy hate everyone. I’m sure he has a criminal record. He needs to be taken off our streets. Quickly.
Linda: You don’t know anything about Leon. To claim you’re “sure” is just Racist and Bigoted.
Go back to Arkansas.
Hot Pants,
I am a native New Yorker and know a problem person when I see one. You and Leon should both be taken off our streets.
Are things getting worse? I know the way I am about to sound is different from the way I used to speak about people: I hope the guy is removed. This way, he will have the chance to rest, get clean clothes, and have the chance to get back, jack, and do it again. The long rap sheets are not right. Not even if he were the only criminal out there. Is it still the case, that people cannot be tried for past crimes, nor can their reputations precede them? Who, then, are the real criminals? The real enablers? The ones who reward crime by giving people another chance to do worse the next time? The sane ones, who choose to lose?