Meat cleaver madman was in Midtown to appeal deportation notice
The meat cleaver maniac who hacked an off-duty cop is a Palestinian national busted two months ago while screaming in Arabic outside a Brooklyn synagogue. Suspect Akram Joudeh was only in New York for Thursday’s Midtown rampage because he was appealing a deportation notice — with a hearing set for Oct. 14, a high-ranking NYPD source told the Daily News. EXCLUSIVE: Cops hunt man who set fire to Muslim woman in NYC SEE IT: Men callously beat, choke couple on Bronx subway platform
Midtown Shooting: Suspect Who Attacked Cop With Meat Cleaver Was Upset About Parking Boot
The man who allegedly attacked an off-duty cop with an 11-inch meat cleaver before getting shot in midtown Manhattan yesterday was apparently upset about a parking boot placed on his car, setting off a rush-hour panic. The suspect, Akram Joudeh, 32, was shot by police officers, and at a subsequent press conference Police Commissioner Bill Bratton explained, "You have a character running down the street with a meat cleaver. The officer fired sufficient rounds to stop the attack." The NYPD said that around 5 p.m., two uniformed Midtown South officers were responding to a possible crime at West 31st Street and Broadway. He was doing it for about an hour. He was using a hammer.
Police: Man with meat cleaver attacks officer, gets shot
New York City police say a man attacked a police officer with a meat cleaver in midtown Manhattan and was shot at least twice during a struggle with officers trying to subdue him. The gunshots rang out about a block from Macy’s department store just as rush hour was getting underway Thursday. The man with the knife was shot at least twice and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition, police said. The detective, who had been heading home in street clothes when he intervened in the chase, was being treated at the hospital for a six-inch gash from his temple to his jaw. An off-duty police detective tried to tackle the man, who lashed out with the knife, said the department's top chief, James O'Neill.
Three Nypd Officers Injured In Confrontation With Man Wielding Meat Cleaver
The detective was in serious condition after reciving a six-inch cut from his temple to his jaw. The suspect was in critical but stable condition at a local hospital. O'Neill said Joudah drew the cleaver from his waistband and fled. Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said that the detective was en route to Penn Station to catch a train home when he spotted the chase. A bystander, Jonathan Schneier, said when he left work to get coffee he saw a balding man holding a cleaver, surrounded by a small group of officers yelling at him to drop the knife.
Police Shoot Man Wielding Meat Cleaver Near Penn Station
A man using a meat cleaver to try to remove a parking boot from the wheel of his car was shot by New York City police Thursday near Penn Station after he slashed an officer on the face, authorities said. The officer, an off-duty detective, and the man were both taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, police said. The officer was in serious condition with a 6-inch gash running from his temple to his jaw. Subscribe NowSign In
Man shot in NYC's Koreatown 'for attacking cop with a meat cleaver'
Joudeh was shot multiple times on West 32 Street, near Penn Station, by several officers at around 5pm Wednesday after a dramatic chase that culminated in three officers being injured, cops said. Fox Exclusive video obtained of man with butcher knife being shot by nypd in front of Manhattan mall. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/Tdh2RRZ12I Off-duty detective Brian O’Donnell, who was heading to Penn Station, saw Joudeh and attempted to tackle him - at which point, cops say, Joudeh hit him in the face with the cleaver. One of those was an August 27 booking for carrying knives near a synagogue, NBC reported. And according to the NY Post, in 2013 Joudeh was arrested for criminal mischief after smashing a car up with a wooden fence post.
NYPD Shoot Man Carrying Meat Cleaver
A man who was shot by police after striking an off-duty police detective with an 11-inch meat cleaver Thursday afternoon in midtown Manhattan near Herald Square, was initially approached by police after he was spotted trying to remove a boot from a car he was living in, the NYPD said. When police officers approached Joudeh -- around 5 p.m. -- he pulled out the meat cleaver and ran away. The officers chased Joudeh, and shot him with a Taser, but that did nothing to immobilize him. They shouted at him to drop the meat cleaver.
Man Shot After Striking Off-Duty New York Detective With Meat Cleaver, Authorities Say
The man, Akram Joudeh, 32, was critically injured and taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, the police said. The off-duty detective, identified by the police as Brian O’Donnell, was in serious condition. Joudeh was trying to remove the device, Police Commissioner William J. Joudeh pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of petit larceny and was sentenced to 90 days, according to public records. He pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a vehicle and was fined, but served no time.
