Crime & Safety

Violent Arrest At Manhattan Subway Station Caught On Camera

The NYPD says officers were escorting a man out of the South Ferry station Tuesday afternoon after seeing him smoking on the platform.

(CBS New York)

February 19, 2021

Video shows a violent arrest at a Manhattan subway station.

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The NYPD says officers were escorting a man out of the South Ferry station Tuesday afternoon after seeing him smoking on the platform.

As they went up the stairs, police say 50-year-old Alex Lowery spat at them, hit an officer in the face and head-butted another.

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