New York authorities on Friday arrested and charged an 18-year-old suspect in the violent robbery of an off-duty officer on Tuesday. Authorities charged Oshawn Logan with four counts of robbery, two counts of gang assault, two counts or assault and grand larceny in connection with the off-duty robbery New York Police Department officer identified by FOX 5 New York as 48-year-old Muhammed Chowdhury. “New York police officers and our brothers and sisters @NYCPDDEA are doing our job,” the New York Police Benevolent Association (PBA) said in a tweet Saturday in response to news of the arrest. “We will not stop until every member of this gang is in handcuffs. Now the DA and the Bronx courts must do their part. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should this ever be back on the streets.” The NYPD announced earlier this week that it was looking for four suspects tied to a string of 19 armed robberies in the Bronx in August, according to police. WEEKS OF VIOLENT ARMED ROBBERS IN NY, OFF-DUTY OFFICERS, ELDERLY VICTIMS Four suspects are accused of committing at least 19 robbery incidents that began on August 1. (NYPD) “The investigation remains ongoing into the other incidents in the pattern,” the NYPD said in a news release Friday. Chowdhury was jogging at 823 Olmstead Avenue in the Bronx around 10:30 a.m. when three suspects got out of a black Honda sedan driven by the fourth suspect and approached the victim. NYPD INVESTIGATING ‘PATTERN OF HATE CRIME ATTACKS’ IN BROOKLYN’S JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD The male suspects hit him repeatedly in the head and then took his cell phone, car keys and wallet, according to the NYPD. The 18-year NYPD veteran reportedly suffered head injuries, including a “fractured skull and bleeding on the brain,” the department said in a statement. Authorities transported the victim to a nearby hospital after the incident in critical but stable condition. said Nadira Sherin, Chowdhury’s wife PIX11 News on Wednesday that the officer is in a medically induced coma. “He was proud of his job, serving the city. And in return, he’s in the hospital,” he told the outlet. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Total violent crime citywide is up about 36% compared to last year and more than 36% compared to 2020. The increase is largely due to a 47% increase in larceny or theft of personal property and an increase of nearly 40 % in robbery. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the robberies or the robbery pattern to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782 ). Tipsters can also submit information at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org. Fox News’ Stephanie Pagones and Melissa Summers contributed to this report.
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