Crime & Safety
Man Threatened Off-Duty Officer With A Pocket Knife: NYPD
Police are searching for a man who reportedly followed an off-duty officer out of a cafe and threatened him with a pocket knife.
LOWER MANHATTAN, NY — Police are searching for a man who reportedly threatened an off-duty officer with a pocket knife in the Fifth Precinct, according to police.
On Friday, Feb. 22 around 7 a.m., an off-duty officer and a man got into a verbal argument at Corte Cafe, at 2 Lafayette St., police said.
The off-duty cop left the cafe, and the man followed him out, according to police.
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At Duane and Lafayette Sts., the unidentified man showed a pocket knife, threatening the off-duty officer, according to police.
The officer identified himself as such. The man then fled south towards Reade St., police said.
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No injuries were reported, according to police.
Police said the man is described as having brown eyes, black hair, 5-feet 7-inches tall, and 250 pounds between 35 and 45 years old. He was last seen wearing a black cap with a white logo, a black sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black work boots.
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