Crime & Safety
Prisoner Flees Police During Queensbridge Houses Arrest
Mohamed Saleh reportedly had his hands cuffed behind his back when he ran.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS – A prisoner fled police as he was being arrested for drug offenses in Long Island City's Queensbridge Houses Tuesday night, the NYPD said.
Mohamed Saleh, 32, was one of several people being arrested at 9:30 p.m. inside the housing project, which is the biggest in the nation.
The Astoria Post reported that he was handcuffed with his arms behind his back when he bolted.
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