Former NYPD lieutenant attacked helping cab driver in Manhattan: sources

Retired NYPD officer attacked in teen 'gang assault' after confronting them for harassing cab driver: report

A 65-year-old man was attacked in a "gang assault" this week in New York City by a group of teenagers, the New York City Police Department confirmed. The victim was a retired NYPD lieutenant and the teens allegedly turned their anger toward him after he confronted them for harassing a cab driver, the New York Post reported, citing sources. The group of at least five allegedly punched the 65-year-old in the face and hit him with a backpack before…

Hot-headed teens attack retired NYPD lieutenant who confronted them for harassing cab driver in NYC: cops

“They were looking for trouble harassing everyone they saw,” said the lieutenant, who did not want 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.”

Former NYPD lieutenant attacked helping cab driver in Manhattan: sources

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A former NYPD employee was attacked after trying to help a cab driver who was being harassed on the Upper East Side Tuesday night, according to police and sources. Five suspects surrounded the retired man, 65, when he intervened on behalf of the cab driver near East 84th Street and Park Avenue at around 8 p.m., police and sources said. More Local News A fight started before one of the suspects punched him in th…

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A group of four teenagers have been arrested in connection with the “gang assault” on a 65-year-old man this week in New York City, authorities said late Friday.  The victim was a retired NYPD lieutenant and the teens allegedly turned their anger toward him after he confronted them for harassing a cab driver, the New York Post reported, citing sources.  The unidentified teens allegedly punched the man in the face and hit him with a backpack befo…

Retired NYPD officer attacked in teen ‘gang assault’ after confronting them for harassing cab driver: report

​ A 65-year-old man was attacked in a “gang assault” this week in New York City by a group of teenagers, the New York City Police Department confirmed.  The victim was a retired NYPD lieutenant and the teens allegedly turned their anger toward him after he confronted them for harassing a cab driver, the New York Post reported, citing sources.  The group of at least five allegedly punched the 65-year-old in the face and hit him with a backpack be…