Crime & Safety
Ex-Con Breaks Cop's Leg During UWS Arrest Escape, Police Say
Lincoln George attacked the officer who tried to arrest him for allegedly robbing an Upper West Side pharmacy, said police.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An ex-convict broke the leg of a police officer who tried to arrest him for robbing an Upper West Side pharmacy, police said.
Lincoln George, 48, stands accused of kicking a police officer who tried to arrest him near West 91st Street and Amsterdam Avenue shortly after 4:35 a.m. Sunday, said police.
The Officer had stopped George and a woman while investigating the robbery of a nearby Duane Reade pharmacy, police said.
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After kicking the officer, George was able to flee the scene, police said. The woman was arrested, police said.
George is an ex-convict who was released on parole in March, according to the New York State Department of Corrections. The ex-con served prison sentences for attempted robbery between 1988 and 2001, according to state records.
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Police describe George as a man standing 5-foot 11-inches and weighing about 170 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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