NYC driver who nearly plowed into cops busted: NYPD
Benjamin Abrams, 55, was charged with assault on a police officer more than two weeks after the April 19 incident, according to cops.
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Benjamin Abrams, 55, was charged with assault on a police officer more than two weeks after the April 19 incident, according to cops.
A Crime Stoppers tip led police to Benjamin Abrams, who is now facing charges of assaulting a police officer for striking two cops during the April 19 mayhem.
The incident occurred in the Flatiron District at around 5 p.m. at East 30th Street and Madison Avenue.
Police on Friday released photos of Benjamin Abrams, 56, who was released on parole in August 2021 after serving a six-year sentence — one of five prison terms he has served, mostly for drug cases, records show.
Police believe the driver at the wheel of the wild getaway — which was captured on the footage — is Benjamin Abrams, an ex-con who severed five stints in...