Man is caught on disturbing video PUNCHING his toddler and seeming to yell ‘shut up’ at a restaurant near Times Square
- Warning: Disturbing Images
- The incident took place on 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday evening
- Police got the 911 call for a small child assaulted by an adult man at around 6:45 p.m., but both the child and adult were gone from the location
- A police investigation determined that at around 5:40 p.m., the man entered the location with a small child
- Surveillance video then shows the moment that the adult strikes the toddler, causing him to fall to the ground
A man is wanted by the NYPD for a shocking moment caught on video when he assaults a small child at a restaurant near Times Square as crime in the city continues to rise.
The incident took place on 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday evening. Google Street View shows the location to be a Chinese restauarant.
Police got the 911 call for a small child assaulted by an adult man at around 6:45 p.m., but both the child and adult were gone from the location when the NYPD arrived.
A police investigation determined that at around 5:40 p.m., the man entered the location with a small child.
Surveillance video then shows the moment that the adult strikes the toddler, causing him to fall to the ground.
A man is wanted by the NYPD for a shocking moment caught on video when he assaults a small child at a restaurant near Times Square
A police investigation determined that at around 5:40 p.m., the man entered the location with a small child
Surveillance video then shows the moment that the adult strikes the toddler, causing him to fall to the ground
The man then takes the toddler and puts them in a stroller, exiting and fleeing on foot to parts unknown
The man police are searching for in connection with this incident is described as a male between 20-30 years in age
The Chinese restaurant where the assault allegedly took place
The man then takes the toddler and puts them in a stroller, exiting and fleeing on foot to parts unknown.
The man police are searching for in connection with this incident is described as a male between 20-30 years in age.
Crime in New York City is up nearly 39 percent compared to this time last year. Robberies are up 33 percent and shootings are up 22.4 percent, according to the latest crime numbers from the NYPD.
The uptick in crime continues a month into the Eric Adams administration. Adams ran for mayor of New York City on a platform of public safety as crime rose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manhattan’s new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, has unveiled a sweeping new policy to only seek prison sentences for a handful of offenses, and downgrade or dismiss charges for many felony crimes – and Mayor Eric Adams is on board with the plan.
Robbery in New York City has spiked by about 33% in the week ending on January 23, the NYPD’s most recent data, with 944 incidents as compared to the 709 incidents reported in same duration last year
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has unveiled a sweeping new policy to only seek prison sentences for a handful of offenses, and downgrade or dismiss charges for many crimes
New Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD cop who swept into office on a campaign vow to crack down on soaring crime in the city, nevertheless expressed support for Bragg’s new polices