NYPD hunts for man accused of beating off-duty cop and stealing his gun, alleged accomplice arrested
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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has arrested one man and is searching for another after the brutal beating of a 27-year-old off-duty officer during a robbery in the Bronx early Saturday.

Wayne Lucas, 23, is wanted in connection with the attack. 

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed a second suspect, Taveon Hargrove, 23, was arrested in Virginia on Tuesday morning by the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and NYPD detectives.

Wayne Lucas, 23, is wanted in connection with the New York City attack.

Wayne Lucas, 23, is wanted in connection with the New York City attack. (DCPI)

The officer’s identity has not yet been released, and his current condition is unknown.

NYPD officials confirmed to Fox News Digital he remains in the hospital.

“In just the past month, we’ve seen some heinous attacks on police officers in NYC, including: one with part of his finger bitten off; another with part of his ear bitten off; and this latest vicious assault resulting in severe fractures to an officer’s face, among too many others,” Tisch wrote in a post on X. 

“Attack one of our own and you will get the full force of the greatest police department in the world coming for you, just like Taveon Hargrove does now,” Tisch added.

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