Vigilante posing as NYPD detective tries to stop fare-evading family, pepper-sprays man: cops
Police say vigilantes posing as NYPD detectives tried to stop a family in Lower Manhattan this week for not paying their fares, then pepper-sprayed the man when he didn’t comply. Police said the imposter displayed a detective shield he was wearing around his neck when he confronted the family as they tried to enter through […]
Wacko pepper-sprays elderly man after randomly yelling at him in broad daylight NYC attack: NYPD
A bizarre attack occurred this week in South Street Seaport, where a stranger yelled at a 67-year-old man indiscriminately and then pepper-sprayed him, police said. Police said the assailant approached the victim around 10:20 a.m. March 18 on Front Street near Beekman Street, just outside the Seaport Museum, and began yelling at her. It’s unclear […]