Fruit Fight - Fruit Shoplifter Socks Man, 70, in Face

Grumpy Old Men Fight Over Fruit
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault at a fruit stand in Chinatown. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault at a fruit stand in Chinatown. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

May 24, 2024


MANHATTAN - Call it a Chinatown beat down. Cops are looking for an elderly shoplifter who punched a 70-year-old man in the face during a fight over fruit.


At around 12:30 pm on May 22, an elderly man was at a fruit stand at 281 Grand Street in Chinatown. Cops said the man tried to remove fruit from the stand without paying for it.



When the 70-year-old employee tried to stop him, the shoplifter punched the worker in the face, cops said.



The attacker ran westbound on Grand Street empty handed.


Cops said the victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by EMS. 






The NYPD released video of the suspect from the fruit stand.





The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and average build.


He was last seen wearing a blue hat, gray shirt, and dark colored pants.



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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.


All calls are strictly confidential.MTN

Location: 281 Grand St, New York, NY 10002, USA

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