When a reckless driver nearly ran into them on a downtown street, Officer Kim Roche and her trusty steed, Marshmallow, swept in to make an arrest.
An Independent reader sent this photo and the following description of the event Thursday afternoon:
“Lunching at Geronimo’s, I watched as Marshmallow and Officer Roche pulled over and ticketed someone for driving while talking on a cell phone. ‘Nearly hit us,’ said Officer Roche.”
In other news, according to police:
Hill Drug Raid
Cops busted an alleged drug factory at 107 Rosette St. Wednesday. Detective R. Tenant and Officer K. Jacobson got a tip that a man at the home was “selling and storing large quantities of crack cocaine at his residence.”
They got a warrant and, at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday, closed in on the home. The target of the investigation was inside with his two sons, ages 7 and 18.
Cops seized: 45 grams of crack cocaine, 1/2 ounce of cocaine, 10 ecstasy pills, two scales, and $1,505 in cash. The bounty was worth about $10,000, cops estimated.
The suspect, age 42, was arrested on numerous drug charges.
Robberies Foiled
A victim was injured while trying to prevent a stickup at the Quick Stop Deli at 342 Whalley Ave. at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The victim saw a man with a gun go into the deli. The victim thought it was a robbery and tried to intervene. In an ensuing struggle, the victim got struck with the gun. The assailant got away.
A couple of hours later, a victim was walking on Crescent Street at 1:14 a.m. Thursday when two men approached, one with a shiny object.
“You know what time it is,” said one of the men, announcing a robbery.
The victim “shoved the perp and ran away.”
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