A Manhattan man was arrested for stabbing an off-duty NYPD officer in a dramatic wrestle sparked after he was confronted for allegedly stealing fragrance from a automobile in a single day on Lengthy Island, police mentioned.
Two off-duty officers noticed the suspect, Royal Hooks, 27, round 1:05 a.m. Thursday getting right into a parked automobile in a driveway of a suburban Lindenhurst neighborhood, based on the Suffolk County Police Division.
The 2 males approached Hooks, on fortieth Avenue, close to Buffalo Avenue, however he instantly ran off, cops mentioned.
They adopted Hooks, chasing after him for a number of hundred yards — and after they caught as much as him, he allegedly stabbed one of many officers within the leg in the course of the wrestle, based on police.
The 2 off-duty cops in the end received the higher hand, holding Hooks down till different officers arrived to arrest him, authorities mentioned.
Photographs from the scene confirmed objects strewn on the street.
Cops mentioned Hooks had stolen fragrance from the parked automobile.
A knife was recovered on the scene, police sources mentioned.
The injured 28-year-old off-duty officer was taken to a close-by hospital in steady situation and handled for the knife wound, cops mentioned.
Hooks was charged with second diploma assault, in addition to petit larceny.
Hooks was anticipated to be arraigned in Central Islip District Courtroom later Thursday.
He lives within the Decrease East Aspect at a constructing on Pearl Avenue managed by NYCHA, based on police.
It wasn’t instantly clear what he was doing in Lindenhurst.
