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NYPD Seeks Man Who Slammed 10-Year-Old’s Head Into Car After Snowball Dispute in Brooklyn

Police appealed for tips after releasing surveillance video showing a balding suspect in a red sweater leaving in a silver minivan.

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NYPD Crime Stoppers image shows a man wanted in connection with the assault of a 10-year-old boy outside a building on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, police say.
Police released surveillance footage of a man who they said attacked a 10-year-old boy for throwing a snowball at his minivan in Brooklyn. (NYPD)
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Overview

  • The attack occurred Dec. 17 at about 4:10 p.m. outside 510 Ocean Parkway in Kensington within the 66th Precinct.
  • Police say a snowball thrown at the suspect’s minivan preceded a verbal dispute before the boy’s head was slammed into a parked car’s rear windshield.
  • The suspect fled in a silver minivan, reported as a Honda Odyssey, heading west on Ditmas Avenue toward Cortelyou Road.
  • The 10-year-old was taken by EMS to Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition with head and hand pain and is expected to recover.
  • The NYPD is investigating the case as a felony assault, has made no arrest, and is seeking confidential tips through Crime Stoppers.