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NYPD officers hit with Molotov cocktail and liquid chemical in face, police say

[FoxNews] The officer doused with the liquid was doing fine, police said.

The NYPD told Fox News that officers in Brooklyn attempted to pull over a 2000 Lincoln Town Car being driven by a 44-year-old man just before 8 a.m. When the driver is asked if he has his driver's license and vehicle registration, the suspect says no, according to police body camera footage.

The driver then attempts to get out of the car.

Today, a vehicle stop for running a red light proved once again that no traffic enforcement is “routine.” When approached, the driver doused a cop with a chemical before fleeing, tossing a Molotov cocktail — and finally being arrested. Fortunately, our officers weren’t injured. pic.twitter.com/WBDt89b7F6
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 17, 2021

When cops in Brooklyn stopped a car this AM for running a red light, the driver threw a chemical at our officer before speeding off. Stopped again, the driver threw a lit Molotov cocktail at cops & fled before crashing. The man was arrested & more Molotov cocktails were recovered pic.twitter.com/gQPrADEKJI
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 17, 2021

The Daily Mail adds:

Saturday's incident comes as shootings have increased 77 percent over the past year as of March, according to the New York Police Department.

The NYPD reported 99 shooting incidents in March 2021, compared to 56 a year ago, representing an increase of nearly 77 percent, even as police drastically stepped up their efforts to arrest suspects on weapons charges.

There were also 492 gun arrests citywide last month, which is an increase of nearly 67 percent compared to March 2020.

Overall crime went up 2.4 percent according to the March statistics, compared with the same time last year.

That increase is driven by a 36 percent jump in murders and a 35 percent increase in auto thefts.
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-04-18

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