They picked the right house, bub.
NYPD officers responding to a call in the Bronx discovered a pair of claws worthy of X-Men’s Wolverine among a cache of weapons, according to cops.
“Let’s start with the obvious. We did not arrest Wolverine,” the NYPD tweeted Tuesday, along with a photo of the weaponry.
“This was just the latest find by officers from the @NYPD52Pct who responded to a domestic violence incident in the Bronx, showing us again that no call our cops respond to is ever routine,” the tweet read.
Cops were called to an apartment on Villa Avenue in the Jerome Park neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of an in-progress domestic assault, police said.
When officers arrived, they launched an investigation into possible shots fired inside the apartment, authorities said.
Cops executed a search warrant at the home, where they found the weapons, including the three-blade hand claw reminiscent of the brooding Marvel anti-hero, recently portrayed on the big screen by actor Hugh Jackman — as well as a machete, a handgun, bullets and narcotics.
Two people inside the apartment — Anthony Ditta, 41, who had scratches on his face, neck and chest, and 37-year-old Yelitza Garcia, who had an apparent bite mark on her cheek and bruising to her arms — were arrested as a result, according to cops and criminal complaints.
Ditta was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, assault and unlawful possession of marijuana, while Garcia was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and assault.
Garcia admitted to police that she “attacked” Ditta “first,” according to a criminal complaint.
“When I heard the police at the door I got the gun from the closet and gave it to him. After that I heard a loud pop. I thought it was a balloon,” Garcia stated, according to the court documents.
Neighbor Steve Knowland, 65, who witnessed the Saturday incident said that there was a massive police presence on scene.
“Cops wouldn’t let anyone out the building. They blocked out the whole street,” Knowland said.
Knowland added that he is looking to move.
“I’m trying to get off this block,” he said. “This block went quickly from sugar to s–t since I moved in five years ago.”
Jail records show that both Ditta and Garcia were released Monday after partially posting bail.
Garcia dodged questions from a reporter at the building Tuesday.