(New York, NY) – An off-duty NYPD housing cop still in uniform was beaten and robbed of his gun and other items by two masked suspects. The victim was left unconscious in the Bronx Saturday. The 27-year-old cop had just finished his shift and was walking to his car in Parkchester around 4:10 a.m. when the pair in all black got physical with the officer and grabbed his gun belt out of his car. The cop suffered a fractured eye socket after being kicked in the head while lying on the floor. He was taken to a local hospital where he was in stable condition later Saturday.
Besides the officer’s gun, the masked bandits took off with his wallet, ID cards and his personal and NYPD-issued phones. One of the suspects has been identified as Taveon Hargrove, 23, after his father was arrested for using one of the stolen credit cards at several Bronx bodegas. Police are working to identify the second suspect.
