NYPD officer punched in Harlem after confronting robbery suspect

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Sunday, September 1, 2024
NYPD officer punched while trying to arrest suspect
NYPD officer punched while trying to arrest suspectA man is in custody after punching a police officer in the face in Harlem.

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A police officer is recovering after being punched in the face by a robbery suspect.

The officer was punched while police were searching for a person wanted for snatching a chain off of a man's neck near Lenox Avenue and 125th Street in Harlem after 1 a.m. Saturday.

Apparently, the suspect and another man were inside of a check-cashing place when the robbery ensued. When the suspect exited the store, he was confronted by a police officer.

That's when he punched the officer, who is a woman, in the face and fled. Dozens of police flooded the area as they sought the man and eventually found him hiding under a car just a block away on 126th Street.

Charges against him are pending.

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