Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says 23-year-old Officer Dariel Firpo is "off to a great start."
A police spokesman says Firpo was leaving Thursday afternoon's ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger in midtown Manhattan.
Police say the mugger tried to run away but Firpo caught him without incident. The victim was treated at a hospital for a broken wrist.
Police say the suspected mugger, 47-year-old Jeffrey Grant, of Manhattan, is being charged with robbery. The name of his attorney was not yet on record.
Firpo says he wants to focus on community affairs.
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