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New York Man Attacks Traffic Agents with Pipe, Police Say

The traffic agents were writing summonses about 9 a.m., when the suspect exited his black Chevy pickup and attacked the agents, police said.

January 8, 2020

A Staten Island man allegedly struck two city traffic agents with a pipe Tuesday morning in Manhattan, as they were writing him a ticket.

The man faces charges of felony assault and weapon possession, according to an NYPD spokesman.

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The traffic agents were writing summonses about 9 a.m., when the suspect exited his black Chevy pickup and attacked the agents, police told the New York Daily News .

One of the officers was struck in the back, and the other was struck in the leg. Neither suffered serious injuries.