Two named Cop of the Month after Brooklyn Bridge Park arrest
Along with the rise in popularity of Brooklyn Bridge Park has come an increase in crime in the park, but a pair of police officers from the 84th Precinct were honored on Tuesday for their part in helping stem that rising tide.
Officers Michael Chapman and Maged Ibrahim were honored by the 84th Precinct Community Council during its monthly meeting at the Brooklyn Law School on Tuesday after they arrested Lateef Odusanya, who was charged with robbery stemming from an incident in the park back in May.
“This happened at the end of August at around 5:30 in the evening,” Community Council President Leslie Lewis explained. “These officers were patrolling on Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park when they recognized an individual on the pier who was wanted for a robbery. When he recognized the two officers approaching him, he suddenly ran off the pier headed toward Furman Street.