Passersby help Greenburgh cop subdue assailant

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Passersby help Greenburgh cop subdue assailant

May 2, 2011

Written by Rebecca Baker

GREENBURGH — Police say a patrol officer was attacked as he was conducting a routine traffic stop yesterday and was assisted by two "Good Samaritans" who held the attacker until backup arrived.

Officer Joseph Pepe stopped a car in front of Westchester Wine Warehouse on Tarrytown Road at 4:15 p.m. when a man appeared and began verbally abusing the officer, police said. The driver and passenger had no idea who the man was.

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It's always scary when this kind of thing happens. Does Greenburgh PD have Tasers as standard equipment?

[Haggerty 1029 16]

Great story nice job on the passersby's part. A year or so back a Mass Trooper got into a scuffle in the middle and right lanes of rte. 84 just into Sturbridge, only a couple miles from my house, 2 off duty S. Carolina troopers stopped to assit the trooper, the suspect was a a very large man from what i can remeber, good thing the passerbys in each story stopped and lended a hand unlike the other people who kept going.

[vin1230 8]

Some officers carry tasers, some do not

[wheels4296 2]

Amazing the number of people who just looked over and kept on driving by. The clowns in the Wine Warehouse stood there looking out the window like it was a show for their entertainment.

[FFEMT150 214]

Good job to the civilians who came to the officers assistance. It's good to see someone who is still on the side of the police these days!

[wheels4296 2]

Good job to the civilians who came to the officers assistance. It's good to see someone who is still on the side of the police these days!

No surprise that one was an off duty paramedic and one a volunteer firefighter. Its just amazing how many people just looked over and drove past.

[FFEMT150 214]

No surprise that one was an off duty paramedic and one a volunteer firefighter. Its just amazing how many people just looked over and drove past.

Sad isn't it?