Suspected NYC cop-shooter caught upstate, hauled away with victim’s own handcuffs

NY Post ^ | 06 Feb 2023 | Larry Celona, Joe Marino and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

[TStro]

No need for a photo. Usual suspect

[BBQToadRibs2]

Yep. Didn’t need to look.

[Noumenon]

You don’t have to look.

[Leaning Right]

I’m not blaming the victim, but there is a cautionary note here. According to the article, the victim was carrying $24,000 in cash to buy a car he saw on Facebook Marketplace. That is why he met with the shooter.

This seems like a stunningly naive thing to do. I cannot see how the risk would be worth the few dollars saved.

[2banana]

Diversity enriched

[Vigilanteman]

Any idea why they are blurring the tat on his forearm? To protect some gang?

[Hulka]

At least do the deal in the police dept parking lot.

[Hulka]

Possibly profane.

[V V Camp Enari 67-68]

A rap sheet with 22 priors, we see this so many times. It’s a real problem that needs attending to. When will the government and judiciary wake up to this problem?

[Ann Archy]

He’s BLACK? I am SHOCKED!

[blueplum]

sensible advice

but honestly for that amount of money, I’d feel safer going thru a used car dealer where I could deal in cashier’s checks instead of greenbacks.

[Larry Lucido]

“Suspected NYC cop-shooter caught upstate”

Rockland county? That’s like 25 miles. I guess anything north of Manhattan is “upstate.”

[one guy in new jersey]

Will he be released promptly due to the new no cash bail policy?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Weird: The article says that the Post is withholding the name of the officer, but the caption on one of the photos gives his name.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

anything north of Manhattan is “upstate.”

Brooklyn is LawnGuy Land.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Maybe it’s blurred to protect the name of a third party.

[jacknhoo]

Here’s a clear image of it:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-york-off-duty-cop-shooting-suspect-captured-using-critically-wounded-officers-handcuffs/ar-AA17cqIq?fullscreen=true&cvid=60078c20c861443a976ea39136f38f08#image=1

And, Lonesome, you spelled Massachusetts wrong - bet nobody has mentioned that before :)

[lowbridge]

“When will the government and judiciary wake up to this problem?”

When the voters of New York wake up and stop voting Democrat.

[thefactor]

It’s not a gang tattoo. I assume they obscured the tat in case the guy is actually not guilty of the charges. If the tattoos are easily identifiable they might open themselves up to some sort of legal action for publishing it. But I’m not sure.