Crime

Suspect charged with damaging NYPD van

July 20, 2020 Jaime DeJesus

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A 24-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly damaging the brakes of an NYPD van in Sunset Park.

According to authorities, on Friday, July 17 at around 10:05 p.m., Jeremy Trapp damaged the brakes of a marked NYPD van near Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street.

Trapp has been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree auto stripping.

According to NBC New York, the suspect is seen on video sabotaging the vehicle. Cops spotted him, found a pair of scissors on him and took him into custody.