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NEW YORK (77WABC) — New York City is revising its single NYPD patrol plan for the subway system following an attack on an officer the day after the solo patrols were launched.
A transit officer was performing a solo patrol at the Pennsylvania Avenue station in Brooklyn shortly before 7 P.M. Tuesday when he asked 24-year-old Alex Eremin to put out his cigarette. Eremin then threw himself down the platform staircase and dragged the officer the rest of the way down the stairs after the officer went to help him.
Eremin, who police say has a history of violence against cops, was arrested. He faces charges including assault on a police officer, attempting robbery, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.
The modified plan will keep officers within eyesight of each other. The officer is recovering at home.
