Police: Suspect Sought After Officer Hospitalized With Severe Laceration
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an incident that left an officer hospitalized on Saturday night.
The plainclothes officer spotted 20-year-old Naquan Smith allegedly making a drug deal near Willis Avenue and East 137 Street in the Bronx shortly after 10:30 p.m.
Police say the officer chased Smith but suffered a severe laceration to his right arm.
He's now recovering at Lincoln Hospital.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by visiting the Crime Stoppers Website or texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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