The NYPD has ID’d one of many cowardly thugs who allegedly beat an off-duty NYPD cop and stole his service weapon at knifepoint — and have now busted his father for allegedly utilizing the officer’s stolen bank card, legislation enforcement sources informed The Submit.
Taveon Hargrove, 23, is an individual of curiosity within the stunning assault shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday outdoors 1472 St. Peter’s Ave. in Westchester Sq., when two “armed and extremely dangerous” goons pulled off the brazen armed theft, police mentioned.
Cops, who haven’t recognized the second suspect, mentioned Hargrove’s father was nabbed utilizing the bank card at a number of Bronx bodegas, and now have the older man in custody, sources mentioned.
The theft itself was a brazen, brutal assault on considered one of New York’s Best.
“Two individuals viciously attacked an off-duty NYPD officer,” the division mentioned on X on Sunday. “They forced him to the ground, struck him in the face, held a knife to his throat, and stole his belongings, including his firearm.”
Police mentioned the crooks made off with the off-duty officer’s Glock 19 9mm handgun.
Sources mentioned the injured cop is awake and speaking, however remains to be in quite a lot of ache and is scheduled for surgical procedure for a damaged cheekbone and a fractured eye socket.
In the meantime, the NYPD launched a needed poster of Hargrove over the weekend.
“Suspect is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous,” it mentioned.
The assault comes within the midst of an uptick in assaults on New York’s Best, with the incidents at “unprecedented levels” as of October, with the quantity surging by 41% via the primary 10 months of 2024, NYPD knowledge confirmed.
By way of October, 1,975 officers have been assaulted in 2024 in comparison with 1,763 on the identical level in 2023.
Final month, three teen punks attacked a retired NYPD sergeant on the Higher East Aspect.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch blasted the “heinous attacks” on officers.
“In just the past month, we’ve seen some heinous attacks on police officers in NYC, including: one with part of his finger bitten off; another with part of his ear bitten off; and this latest vicious assault resulting in severe fractures to an officer’s face, among too many,” she mentioned in an X publish.
