Crime & Safety
Dix Hills NYPD Officer Recovering After Falling 15-Feet During Chase
The policeman fell 15 feet in pursuit of a drug suspect in Brooklyn Friday night.
An NYPD officer from Dix Hills is now recovering after he fell 15 feet from a Brooklyn fire escape while chasing a drug suspect Friday night.
Officer Francesco Allevato, 23, was being treated at Kings County Hospital over the weekend for a broken collarbone, a concussion and bleeding from his eardrum, the New York Daily News reported.
According to the report, Allevato was racing after Jesus Ortiz, 18, at a three-story building in Brownsville when he tumbled off the fire escape just before 9 p.m. Friday.
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Allevato took off after Ortiz after they observed a marijuana sale, sources told the Daily News.
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Ortiz was arrested near the scene and charged with several crimes including reckless endangerment, criminal trespass and drug possession. Ortiz has 10 prior arrests.
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