68-year-old woman pepper-sprayed in face at Upper West Side subway station: NYPD

Police are looking for this woman who allegedly pepper-sprayed a 68-year-old female in the face at the West 66th Street/Lincoln Center subway station Monday.

A 68-year-old woman was pepper sprayed in the face at the Lincoln Center train station on the Upper West Side on Monday.

The victim was attacked by a woman while she was on the southbound 1 platform at around 3:10 p.m., police said. The 68-year-old was engaged in a conversation with a group of women at the time of the incident that did not involve the alleged perpetrator.

The suspect allegedly told the senior to โ€œmind her business,โ€ and then discharged the pepper spray. The suspect then fled the location on foot.

The victim took a photo of the suspect on her cellphone.

The female being sought is described as being in her 20s, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and with a heavy build. She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with the words โ€œsold outโ€ on it, black pants, and white/black/grey sneakers.

The victim declined medical attention at the scene.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPDโ€™s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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