Off-duty NYPD officer punched and thrown onto subway tracks, sources say
An off-duty police officer has been hospitalized after he was attacked at a subway station Tuesday night, police sources said.
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An off-duty police officer has been hospitalized after he was attacked at a subway station Tuesday night, police sources said.
The off-duty officer, 24, was punched and fell onto the tracks, sources said. He was hospitalized in stable condition with pain in the body and head.
Police say the officers were escorting a disorderly man off the F train when they were attacked.
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