Hot-headed teens attack retired NYPD lieutenant who confronted them for harassing cab driver in NYC: cops
A crew of hot-headed teens attacked a retired NYPD lieutenant who confronted them for harassing a cab driver on the Upper East Side this week, cops and sources said.
The 65-year-old retiree spotted the group of at least five youngsters ganging up on the cabbie just after 8 p.m. Tuesday at Park Avenue and East 84th Street and stepped in to stop them, according to law-enforcement sources.
But as soon as the former cop intervened, the baby-faced ruffians turned on him – bashing him with a backpack and punching him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground, authorities and sources said.
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5 The violent crew had been harassing a cab driver before the 65-year-old retiree stepped in and tried to break it up, sources said.
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5 The suspects then started beating the older man, even striking him with a backpack, cops said.
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'They were looking for trouble harassing everyone they saw,' said the victim, who did not want to be identified. 'When they started to bother the cab driver, I went over and told them to leave him alone. That's when one coward hit me from behind with a backpack.'
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The beatdown left him with minor injuries to his face and knee, and he refused medical attention at the scene, cops said.
The attackers – all of whom appear to be teenagers – ran off and had not been caught by Friday, as cops released photos of each of them.
5 The victim refused medical attention for injuries to his face and knee.
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One of the suspects was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black sneakers and black shorts with a white floral pattern.
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Another, seen fiddling on his phone, wore a white T-shirt and black pants.
A third, captured riding a bike, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and gray pants.
5 The cowardly crew had not been caught by Friday afternoon.
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The fourth suspect was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and gray shorts, and the fifth was last seen in a black T-shirt and gray pants.
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5 The attack happened just after 8 p.m. Tuesday at Park Avenue and East 84th Street.
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Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
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