Crime & Safety
Video: Cops Arrest Monsey Shooting Suspect In Harlem
Police released footage Sunday night of two 32nd Precinct officers arresting the man accused in the bloody Rockland County hate crime.

NEW YORK CITY — Video shows NYPD officers pulling their guns on the man suspected of the bloody attack on Orthodox Jews in Rockland County less than two hours later in Harlem.
Officers Radziwon and Mattera stopped Grafton Thomas, 38, near the corner of Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard and West 144th Street shortly after midnight, according to the video.
The two 32nd precinct cops nabbed Thomas after his Nissan Acura was flagged heading toward New York City on the George Washington Bridge, officials said.
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"Calm and professional in the face of danger," wrote Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, who shared the video Sunday night.
Calm and professional in the face of danger. Watch the moment that @NYPD32Pct officers take a suspect from last’s night heinous attack at a Hanukkah celebration into custody. https://t.co/AX9tpari34 pic.twitter.com/4K2KKdr7CU
— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) December 29, 2019
"Outstanding work by Officers Radziwon & Mattera," the commissioner wrote.
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Thomas pleaded not guilty to five counts of attempted murder for the the Hanukkah celebration attack in Monsey Saturday night.
He was held on $5 million bail.
New York City hosted a solidarity vigil at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Sunday evening to speak out against a recent uptick in hate crimes that includes the slaying of two Brooklynites in New Jersey and eight anti-semitic hate crimes reported across the five boroughs this month.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will create a new multi-ethnic interfaith Neighborhood Safety Coalition and increase NYPD presence in central Brooklyn and at houses of worship during events, he announced Sunday.
“Fearing the next act of terror will not become the new normal for our Jewish neighbors," de Blasio said. "In New York City, diversity is our strength and we respect the traditions of all who call New York City home. Intolerance will never take hold here."
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