Police: Woman pepper sprays man during argument on Queens subway

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Monday, August 18, 2025
Police: Woman pepper sprays man during argument on Queens subway

RIDGEWOOD, Queens (WABC) -- Police are trying to find the woman who they say pepper sprayed a man during an argument on the subway.

Investigators say the woman sprayed the 68-year-old man in the face on the L train last Sunday at the Halsey Street station in Ridgewood, Queens.

The victim was slightly injured.

The woman got away.

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