UPDATE Norwood: NYPD Officer Arrested for Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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A City employee was arrested according to the NYPD.

Police officials said that on Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., Josue Torres, 33, an off-duty NYPD officer, was arrested and charged with assault within the confines of the 52nd precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of to Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

A representative from the Bronx District Attorney’s office later confirmed that Torres pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, a violation, and was given a conditional discharge. The representative said he completed a six-month program [in reference to the incident].

Anyone with information with regard to the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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