Overview

• An off-duty NYPD officer was attacked and robbed at knifepoint early Saturday morning in the Bronx, suffering multiple facial fractures and requiring surgery.
• The attackers stole the officer’s Glock 19 service weapon, wallet, and phone before fleeing the scene near St. Peter’s Avenue in Westchester Square.
• Police have identified 23-year-old Taveon Hargrove as a suspect, describing him as 'armed and extremely dangerous,' while the second suspect remains unidentified.
• Hargrove’s father, Jeffrey Hargrove, has been arrested for allegedly using the officer’s stolen credit card at Bronx bodegas.
• The NYPD has released surveillance footage of the assault and is urging the public to provide tips confidentially through Crime Stoppers.