At approximately 6 a.m. the 43-year-old officer was trying to catch the train.
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Police say the unknown individual, pictured below, punched the off-duty officer multiple times in the face before fleeing on a Queens-bound 7 train.
The officer suffered minor injuries and was treated at Jacobi Hospital.
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The alleged assailant was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans and black boots.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
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