Exclusive new video obtained by The Post shows an off-duty NYPD detective duking it out with a maniac on a sidewalk who had been throwing food at her in a Midtown Starbucks this week, authorities said.
The 39-year-old female detective was heading to work when she allegedly saw the man taking food from a case inside the Sixth Avenue and West 58th Street Starbucks without paying, and showed him her NYPD shield Friday, authorities said.
She walked him out of the store, but he came back in and began hurling food at her and around the Starbucks, authorities said.
The new footage of the brawl shows the officer following the brute out and taking a fighting stance on the sidewalk.
The man then lunges toward her with his fists raised they brawl, the video shows.
The officer was punched in the face during the Starbucks showdown.
She suffered a welt next to her eye, police sources said.
She was treated on the scene.
Mohamed Riad, 27, was arrested and charged with assault, criminal mischief and petty larceny in the incident, according to a criminal complaint against him.
The detective’s union lauded the cop.
“It’s no surprise to see an off-duty NYPD detective put themself in harm’s way to protect New Yorkers,” Detectives Endowment Association President Scott Munro said.
“It’s what these courageous women and men do everyday for our city,” he said. “We will do everything we can to make sure this violent criminal is held accountable.”
Riad pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday night and was held on $1,000 cash bail, officials said. It wasn’t clear if he was able to make bail.
Assaults on NYC cops have surged a shocking 63% over the past six years, The Post reported in May.
There were 970 assaults on uniformed police officers in the city this year as of the end of May, up from the 595 officers attacked at the same point in pre-pandemic 2019, NYPD data show.
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