Crime & Safety
Lionel Virgile Accused Of Throwing Bleach In Officer's Face, Tossing Lit Molotov Cocktail At Other Officers In Brooklyn
Virgile hurled bleach at an officer before pulling off. When apprehended by other police officers, he threw a lit Molotov cocktail at them.
April 18, 2021
A Connecticut man was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly hurling bleach in an NYPD officer’s face and throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at others.
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It happened around 8 a.m. in Brooklyn.
The incident started early Saturday morning when police pulled over a 44-year-old man for running a red light in the area of Claredon Road and East 45th Street in East Flatbush.
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