Harlem theft: 2 males arrested, charged with stealing off-duty NYPD officer’s automotive at gunpoint in Harlem, Manhattan
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — Two males from Connecticut have been arrested after allegedly stealing an off-duty officer’s automotive at gunpoint in Manhattan.
20-year-old Jose Rivera and 21-year-old Jomar Crespo of Waterbury are charged with legal possession of a machine gun, firearm and car. Rivera is moreover charged with the manufacturing of a machine gun and illegal possession of an ammo feed gadget.
Police responded to the scene round 11:30 p.m. on Friday for reviews of a theft close to West 146th Road and Bradhurst Avenue.
Based on the NYPD, the 2 suspects approached the off-duty officer, demanded his automotive keys at gunpoint after which fled in his car. Investigators canvassing the close by space for the suspects found the officer’s automotive unoccupied close to the intersection of Broadway and West 138th Road.
Authorities later arrested Rivera and Crespo, who had been discovered to be in possession of two loaded firearms.
The sufferer was not injured throughout the incident.
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