‘Theater Brats’ Attack Cops in Melee

Group Attacks NYPD Officers in Theater District

The NYPD is looking for a group of males who punched and kicked officers as they tried to make an arrest in the Theatre District. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

January 30, 2024 

MANHATTAN - The NYPD is looking for at least four baby-faced brats who attacked police officers in the theater district when the officers tried to break up a disorderly group. The attack was captured on video. 

At around 8:30 pm on a Saturday night on January 27, cops were called to investigate a disorderly group near the New Amsterdam Theatre where Aladdin is playing. When the officers attempted to disperse the rowdy group a member of the group began fighting with an officer. 

When cops tried to subdue and arrest the rowdy man, the others members of the group punched and kicked the officers. One tried to cover an officer’s face with his shirt. 

Officers were punched and kicked in the head and throughout the body, the NYPD said. 

The NYPD released photos of the suspects wanted for attacking officers in the Theatre District last weekend. -Photo by NYPD

The entire assault on the officers was caught on surveillance cameras. 

The attackers ran away  on West 42nd Street. However, in addition to the street cameras which recorded the melee, officer body cameras captured the suspects’ faces.  

The suspects are described as males with light complexions dressed in baseball caps and hoodies. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.