"According to police sources, the incident unfolded inside the Fordham Road train station at around 5:23 p.m. on March 5. Sources said two NYPD Transit Bureau officers approached a man they recognized from a wanted flyer for a previous assault. When they approached him, the suspect engaged them in a physical struggle. During the fracas, cops said the suspect bashed one of the cops over the head with an unidentified blunt object."
"Police said the suspect who bashed the officer Thursday night had been wanted for a stabbing earlier in the day. Law enforcement sources reported that the attack occurred at around 12:15 p.m. on March 5 along East 167th Street and Gerard Avenue in Highbridge. Authorities report that the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim in the back and slashed him across the face with an unknown object."
"Fellow officers rushed him in a police cruiser to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and listed in stable condition. Sources with direct knowledge of the investigation report that police have identified the suspect and paid a visit to a homeless shelter where he was known to stay."
On March 5, two NYPD Transit Bureau officers encountered a man wanted for an earlier stabbing at Fordham Road train station around 5:23 p.m. When officers approached the suspect based on a wanted flyer, he engaged them in a physical altercation and struck one officer in the head with a blunt object, causing a severe laceration. The suspect escaped near East 188th Street and Elm Place. The injured officer was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. The same suspect had allegedly stabbed a victim and slashed him across the face earlier that day around 12:15 p.m. in Highbridge. Police identified the suspect and investigated a homeless shelter where he was known to stay.
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