5 attacked NYPD officers outside Long Island City shelter: DA
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) — Several people are accused of punching and throwing bikes at NYPD officers who found a group of unattended kids outside a Queens hotel being used as a shelter, authorities said.
The cops found the three unattended kids riding bikes outside a hotel at 38-70 12th St. in Long Island City at around 4 a.m. Monday and asked them what they were doing out so late, police said. The officers then checked to see if the children were being supervised before they were allegedly assaulted by five adults, prosecutors said.
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The cops told them the kids should not be out that late by themselves before the conversation escalated, police said. Three men and two women who appeared to be intoxicated then began pushing and shoving them, according to sources.
Miguel Chiluisa, 23, and an unapprehended woman allegedly picked up a bike and threw it at the officer, according to prosecutors. Chiluisa then ran from the scene while handcuffed before he was apprehended, officials said.
Chiluisa, 23, Juan Munoz, 25, Alejandro Munoz, 42, and Karina Navarro-Chavez, 42, were arrested and charged with assault, attempted gang assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest, police said.
Juan Munoz, Alejandro Munoz, and Navarro-Chavez were also charged with
endangering the welfare of a child. Chiluisa was also charged with escape, prosecutors said.
The suspects were arraigned Tuesday.
Police are searching for another two suspects in connection to the incident. The NYPD released photos of the man and woman who remain at large.
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