Police say a maniac riding a moped in Central Park early Monday slammed a hammer into a woman’s back after giving her a stern warning: “No one will find you here.”
Police said an unknown man approached the 39-year-old victim and made creepy threats around 12:15 a.m. inside the iconic green space at 64th Street and Center Drive.
The man then used the tool to hit her in the back without warning, authorities said.
Police said the suspect fled on a moped but was not captured until late Monday.
Police said the woman refused medical treatment for minor injuries.
The attack occurred hours after “Boardwalk Empire” actor Michael Stuhlbarg was randomly attacked with a rock by a homeless man near Central Park on the Upper East Side on Sunday night, police said. announced.
Police said the 55-year-old man was walking near East 90th Street and East Drive around 7:45 p.m. when 27-year-old Xavier Israel struck him in the back of the neck with a rock, causing abrasions. Police announced Monday.
The homeless Israeli has previously been arrested for two assaults and two robberies, both of which occurred in January 2022, police and sources said.
The crime occurred just over a month after a gang of robbers on Citi Bikes terrorized Central Park. Police and sources said that he targeted four people in just over an hour, boasting to one of the terrified victims, “I make a living by robbing people.” time.
