Police are searching for a suspect who assaulted an NYPD officer who was conducting a traffic stop in Midtown on Sunday.
Police in Midtown are searching for a suspect who assaulted an NYPD officer who was conducting a traffic stop near a migrant relief center on Sunday.who was driving recklessly in front of the city’s Humanitarian Relief Center, located at 700 Eighth Ave. Police could not confirm at this time if the vehicle was motorized.
Upon being stopped, officials said, the vehicle’s operator tried to leave the scene and became aggressive. As the altercation ensued, two bystanders — a man and a woman — then approached the officers, which led to the traffic stop escalating. The driver of the vehicle, along with the two bystanders, then began violently assaulting one of the officers, authorities said.
The female perp kicked the officer in the right leg, causing pain, swelling and bruising, police said, before fleeing the scene on foot, southbound on Eighth Avenue.The vehicle’s operator was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer, first-degree obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest. The male bystander was also arrested and charged with assault on a police officer and obstructing governmental administration.
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