The 28-year-old Brooklyn DWI suspect accused of biting off an NYPD sergeant's finger Wednesday is an illegal immigrant, according to law enforcement sources.
squad car and three other vehicles before his arrest on a slew of charges Wednesday – then bit off a piece of a police sergeant's finger while in a holding cell.Police said they leveled 10 charges against Lenni Rodriguez-Cruz, who lives in Brooklyn, New York.
A Queens NYPD sergeant lost his fingertip in a scuffle with a DUI suspect who allegedly fled officers and slammed into a squad car before his capture Wednesday.that had expired out of state license plates that were registered to a different vehicle. The driver sped off, then veered through Rufus King Park on Liberty Avenue"causing civilians to jump out of the way," an NYPD spokesperson said.
Rodriguez-Cruz then allegedly drove into oncoming traffic on Hillside Avenue before he smashed into four vehicles, including a police car on the Grand Central Parkway service road near Parsons Boulevard.Police arrested him after the crash and brought him to the 103rd Precinct building for processing, where he was accused of acting"disorderly" and then attacking the
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