Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Cop Beaten Unconscious For Gun And Cuffs

February 6, 2007 -- "Two rookie cops yesterday chased down a Queens punk who, after stalking their Police Academy classmate, bashed his skull with a baseball bat and stole his gun and handcuffs, authorities said.

The thug, Danny Fernandez, 21, looked for a cop for more than three hours before he pounced on Officer Joseph Cho at around 1 a.m. on 102nd Street and 39th Avenue in Jackson Heights, sources said.

Fernandez was nabbed moments later by fleet-footed Officer Patrick Lynch, who had spotted the tail end of the cowardly attack from a block away.

Fernandez first spotted Cho about a half-hour before the assault, and stalked the officer, waiting for the right moment to make his move, authorities said.

Finally, he darted out between two parked cars on the frigid, deserted street, jumping up behind the unsuspecting cop and cracking him in the head with the bat, a source said.

Cho fell to the ground. Fernandez, seeing that he still was moving, then bashed him once more in the head, authorities said, knocking him unconscious. Fernandez then bent down to grab Cho's 9mm Glock service pistol and handcuffs, authorities said.

Fernandez allegedly told police later that he wanted to use the officer's gun in a series of robberies to pay off $16,000 in debt."

More fodder for gun control. I vote we disarm all police officers NOW so as to keep their guns out of the hands of such criminals, and why has no one asked if the baseball bat Fernandez used was registered?

Seriously, though, the officer is in stable condition and expected to recover. The punk should go away for life.

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