New York Daily News – by Thomas Tracy
A suspect has surrendered for questioning in an attack on an MTA worker — and he turns out to be an NYPD cop, police sources said Thursday.
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is now investigating the incident in which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker, on-duty and in her uniform, was put in a bear hug, thrown to the floor and choked, the sources said.
The 28-year-old transit employee was on the southbound D train platform at the Tremont Ave. station in East Tremont when the man attacked her about 2:30 a.m. Dec. 23, officials said.
She was hospitalized with minor back and neck injuries, police said.
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSThe attack happened at a subway station in the Bronx.The attacker was caught on surveillance video running from the station with a smirk on his face, according to police.
But once cops circulated the video, they learned they were looking for one of their own: Investigators got calls identifying the attacker as a Harlem cop, police sources said.
The officer surrendered and was questioned Thursday. No charges were immediately filed.
He told investigators that he grabbed the woman after she tried to take his cellphone, sources told CBS 2 News.
“A straphanger angry about train service being diverted choked a subway conductor and threw her onto the floor of a Bronx station, sources said.
The assailant started screaming at the 28-year-old worker, then put her in a bear hug and choked her after shoving her onto the platform floor, authorities said.
‘He was livid about the service and took it out on the conductor,’ a source said.
Another conductor quickly rushed to her rescue, and pulled the thug off of her. But he ran off.”
http://nypost.com/2014/12/31/straphanger-chokes-mta-worker-after-putting-her-in-bear-hug/
http://gothamist.com/2015/01/01/cop_turned_himself_in_for_allegedly.php
now we know, the REST of the story.
Thanks Angel
If it was me they would have kicked in my neighbors house and flash banged the children before coming to my house and killing my dog and setting my house on fire but this guy was allowed to “surrender” for questioning. what a joke. “i get no respect, I tell ya”
He will be investigated by internal affairs. BS! We want him to be treated just like we would be. NYPD thinks they’re god on earth. F ’em!
anyone notice his last name? seems to be common occurrence these days. he was smiling because he knew nothing would happen to him.
maybe he was sent to do exactly what he did. he even smiled for the cameras that he had to know were there. something ain’t right in Denmark.