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Vigilante posing as NYPD detective tries to stop fare-evading family, pepper-sprays man: cops

By
Amanda Woods
Published June 28, 2024, 7:40 p.m. ET

A vigilante posing as an NYPD detective tried to stop a fare-evading family in Lower Manhattan this week — and even pepper-sprayed a man who didn’t comply, cops said. 

The imposter flashed a detective shield he wore around his neck as he confronted a family attempting to enter the Whitehall Street-South Ferry R train station through an open exit gate around 6:35 p.m. Sunday, police said. 

“I’m a detective with NYPD,” the suspect declared, according to police. 

A vigilante posing as an NYPD detective tried to stop a fare-evading family in Lower Manhattan this week -- and even pepper-sprayed a man who didn't comply, cops said.
A vigilante posing as an NYPD detective tried to stop a fare-evading family in Lower Manhattan this week — and even pepper-sprayed a man who didn’t comply, cops said. DCPI
The suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Dominic Ogrady, was last seen wearing ripped denim shorts, a black and yellow T-shirt, a yellow hat.
The suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Dominic Ogrady, was last seen wearing ripped denim shorts, a black and yellow T-shirt, a yellow hat. DCPI-VIDEO-GUEST

A 46-year-old man with the family group tried to walk away from the fake cop — who then unloaded some pepper spray at the back of his head, authorities said. 

The vigilante then boarded a northbound R train, taking it a few stops to 8th Street-NYU, where he was seen on surveillance cameras, cops said. 

Police Impersonation Assault
The imposter flashed a detective shield he wore around his neck as he confronted a family attempting to enter the Whitehall Street-South Ferry R train station through an open exit gate around 6:35 p.m. Sunday, police said. DCPI-VIDEO-GUEST
Police Impersonation Assault
“I’m a detective with NYPD,” the suspect declared, according to police. DCPI-VIDEO-GUEST

The victim, meanwhile, was taken by private means to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated and released.

The suspect, identified by police as 35-year-old Dominic Ogrady, was last seen wearing ripped denim shorts, a black and yellow T-shirt, a yellow hat, and an NYPD Detective Shield bearing the number 694, hanging from a chain around his neck.

Anyone with information on the crime 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.