Wednesday 10 August 2022 04:07 PM Police hunt thug who struck laundromat worker, 70, with a hammer in unprovoked ... trends now Police hunt thug who clobbered fearless laundromat worker, 70, with a hammer at least four times in unprovoked attack in Brooklyn The assault took place inside Aqua Wash Laundromat on E 98th St on August 4 CCTV footage shows the unidentified attacker scanning through items in the store while walking past the laundromat’s check-out counter He later returns, holding a black plastic bag and a hammer from the laundromat, and goes behind the counter to steal what seems to be bottles of bleach The elderly laundromat worker then confronts the suspect before both engage in a brawl The NYPD are still searching for the attacker, as he last wore a green t-shirt, a white baseball cap and red pants By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:51 BST, 10 August 2022 | Updated: 16:02 BST, 10 August 2022 Viewcomments A 70-year-old laundromat worker in Brooklyn, New York, was whacked on the head several times by a thief with a hammer as he fearlessly tried to stop him from stealing from the till. The assault took place inside Aqua Wash Laundromat on East 98th Street on August 4 at 4.55am in the Brownsville neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Footage shared by police shows the unidentified attacker scanning through items in the store while walking past the laundromat’s check-out counter. He later returns, holding a black plastic bag and a hammer from the laundromat, and goes behind the counter to steal what seems to be bottles of bleach, according to the store's surveillance cameras. The elderly laundromat worker then confronts the suspect before both engage in a brawl. At one point in the attack, the attacker wallops the victim with the hammer at least four times before the laundromat employee tries put the thief to the ground by holding onto his legs, video shows. A 70-year-old laundromat employee in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, was hit in the head with a hammer at least four times by a man trying to steal several store items on August 4, the NYPD police shared on Twitter on Tuesday The attacker was last seen wearing a light colored baseball cap, a green shirt and red pants, as the attack took place at 4:55am on August 4 The attacker manages to shrug off the victim but drops the bottles in the process before jetting off. It's unclear if the attacker also stole money. DailyMail.com has contacted the NYPD for comment. After the attack, the victim was treated for head injuries at the scene, police said. It remains unclear if he was hospitalized. The attack happened at the Aquua Wash 24/7 Laundromat on East 98th Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn Authorities are still on the hunt for the assailant, who was last seen wearing a green shirt, red pants and a white cap. Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed that just ten individual criminals made up for 500 of the arrests in the city over the last two years, and at least six of them are still walking the streets. The announcement by Adams came with a rally call to judges and the legislature to do-away with laxed bail reforms that are putting more violent criminals back on the street. Adams was joined at the August 3 press conference by NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and frustrated NYPD chiefs. He told of how the 20120 reforms, ushered in under Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, now made it impossible for criminals to be jailed. At his press conference, Adams, a former cop, fumed: 'You have to work really hard to get to Rykers right now. To get there, you did something that is really bad.' Crime rates are up almost 37 percent, year on year, according to the latest statistics from the NYPD. Hate crimes are up 13.3 percent, and transit crimes have soared 53 percent compared to the same period last year. Felony assaults are up 19 percent, and rape 11.3 percent. The murder rate is down 4.3 percent, however. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility