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11-24-13 - East Longmeadow - Police are seeking the public's help as they work to find this man suspected of assaulting a woman at a Redbox kiosk inside the foyer of the Super Stop & Shop on North Main St. The suspect apparently grew upset over the length of time it took the woman and her young nephew to make their movie selection.

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EAST LONGMEADOW -- Police are probing a case of what might be described as "Redbox rage" in which a man allegedly assaulted a woman Saturday night after he apparently grew angry over the length of time she took to select a movie from the rental kiosk inside the foyer of the Super Stop & Shop on North Main Street.



Sgt. Denis Sheehan said the woman was not seriously injured in the incident, which was reported shortly after 6 p.m. outside the 470 North Main St. store.



Sheehan said the suspect, who was accompanied by a female, had been waiting behind the 26-year-old victim and her young nephew and grew upset as they pondered their DVD selection from the vending-style Redbox machine.



"I think he was waiting in line to select a movie," Sheehan said, adding that the suspect allegedly confronted the woman, "pushed his chest against hers in a confrontational manner," pushed her against the kiosk and pushed his forearm against her neck.



The suspect and the female with him then fled the scene, movieless, in a blue hatchback-style car. The suspect is described a heavyset white middle-aged male in his 40s, clean-shaven with short brown hair, wearing a brown Polo shirt and dark pants.



Sheehan said police reviewed video surveillance footage of the incident but did not recognize the man. Those with information are asked to call police at (413) 525-5440.