Horrific moment looters plow straight into a NYPD officer with their SUV in Greenwich Village after ransacking cell phone store amid George Floyd protests
- Surveillance video shows a group of seven assailants running along Fifth Avenue and 8th Street in Greenwich Village at 3:30am
- The group had just broken into the I Fix Screens cell phone store nearby and were holding a number of stolen items in their arms
- Some of the assailants then jump into a red Ford Explorer, as an NYPD van emerges from behind and pulls alongside them and boxes them in
- An NYPD officer is seen getting out from the passenger side of the marked vehicle when the SUV drives away, running over the officer in its path
- Paramedics took the officer to hospital in stable condition with leg injuries
- Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspects or their whereabouts are urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS
An NYPD officer was left injured on Monday morning after he was run over by an SUV driven by looters who had just ransacked a Manhattan cell phone repair store, authorities have said.
Surveillance video shows a group of seven assailants running along Fifth Avenue and 8th Street in Greenwich Village at 3:30am, carrying various items in their arms having just broken into the I Fix Screens cell phone store nearby.
Some of the assailants then jump into a red Ford Explorer that had been waiting for them in the street. An NYPD van monitoring the situation from behind then speeds towards the SUV, before pulling alongside it to try and box it in.
An NYPD officer is seen getting out from the passenger side of the marked vehicle when the SUV drives away, running over the officer in its path and hauling him onto the hood of the car.
Surveillance video shows a group of seven assailants running along Fifth Avenue and 8th Street in Greenwich Village at 3:30am, carrying various items in their arms having just broken into the I Fix Screens cell phone store nearby
An NYPD officer is seen getting out from the passenger side of the marked vehicle when the SUV drives away, running over the officer in its path and hauling him onto the hood of the car
The assailants then fled the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics were called and the officer was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center in stable condition with injuries to his legs, authorities said.
The brazen crime came during a night of looting and protests in the city over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police last week.
Surveillance footage also shows the group of young men kicking in the front door of the I Fix Screens store, ransacking the stockroom and shelves before fleeing.
No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation.
The brazen crime came during a night of looting and protests in the city over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police last week
Surveillance footage also shows the group of young men kicking in the front door of the I Fix Screens store (above), ransacking the stockroom and shelves before fleeing
The SUV that struck the officer was a late model Ford Explorer with temporary Wisconsin plates, police have said. Another car, a late model Honda Accord with New Jersey plates, was seen fleeing from the scene.
The NYPD released the surveillance images of the looters on Tuesday in the hope that members of the public will help to identify them, offering a reward of up to $2500 for any information that leads to their arrests.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspects or their whereabouts are urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.