An off-duty NYPD detective was punched in the head as she tried to stop an unhinged man from throwing food around a Midtown Starbucks Friday morning, cops and sources said.
The 39-year-old female detective attempted to step in when she spotted the man hurling food items around the coffee chain’s Sixth Avenue and West 57th Street location around 7:45 a.m., authorities and sources said.
The assailant then slugged her in the head, leaving a minor cut for which she was treated at the scene, cops said.
The off-duty detective was slugged in the head when she tried to stop the unhinged man from throwing around food, cops and sources said. Google Maps
Cops confirmed a person of interest was taken into custody after the burst of violence, but charges had not been filed by the early evening.
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