An NYPD officer was dragged several feet by an SUV during a routine traffic stop in Brooklyn early Friday morning.
pulled over a gray Toyota SUV at Hegeman and Van Siclen Avenues. The vehicle then sped off, hitting the officer in the ankle and dragging him several feet, police said.
Officers from the 75th Precinct discharged their service weapon after an officer was dragged at Hegeman Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue.“I heard the car pull off in a hurry,” bystander AJ Clark said. “The officer was down for some time. His other officer went to help him.”
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