According to authorities, the frightening incident happened on Saturday around 5:40 p.m. inside a restaurant on Seventh Avenue.
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Police say they received a call for a small child attacked. Upon further investigation, they found that the male suspect entered the restaurant with the small child.
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Surveillance video shows the man strike the child, causing the toddler to fall to the ground.
The man then puts the child in a stroller and leave the location on foot in unknown direction.
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Police the suspect is described as 20 to 30 years old.
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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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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