NYPD Officer Slashed In The Face In Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — An NYPD officer was slashed in the face in Manhattan on Tuesday, police said.

The incident happened around 3:40 p.m. on East 20th Street and Third Avenue in Gramercy.

Police were responding to a report of an assault in progress. At the scene, an officer was slashed while attempting to restrain a suspect.

The officer was slashed across the face and was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.

According to multiple media reports, the suspect may have used a broken ceramic plate.

A suspect was taken into custody with charges pending, police said.

"We're grateful that our brother is recovering. However, cops across this city are still being attacked by violent suspects at a record pace, resulting in nearly 3,000 injuries to cops in the first half of this year alone," PBA President Patrick Hendry said in a statement.

"The reason for this epidemic is clear: our justice and mental health systems are failing to keep dangerous individuals off the streets. We need New Yorkers to keep standing with us to hold those systems accountable."