NYPD: Man Arrested In Assault On Off-Duty Officer Near Queens Supermarket
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an off-duty NYPD officer in Queens.
The incident occurred Monday afternoon near the Pathmark supermarket on Springfield Boulevard in Springfield Gardens.
The 42-year-old officer had just walked out of the store when, police said, 27-year-old Tommie Davis walked up to him and punched him multiple times in the face.
Davis took off with a woman in a white Chevrolet Malibu, police said.
The officer was taken to the hospital to undergo surgery for his injuries.
Davis was arrested Thursday and charged with assault, reckless endangerment and harassment.
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