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An NYPD officer was struck with a glass bottle and punched outside a smoke shop near 231st Street and Broadway in Kingsbridge, the Bronx, on April 17, 2023, police said. The officer was providing security for a sheriff's office inspection when a man approached from behind and hit her on the back of the head at about 1:40 p.m. She was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.

Jose Garcia, 45, of the Bronx, was arrested at the scene. Police described the attack as random and unrelated to the inspection. Surveillance footage shows the officer standing outside the storefront before turning away or doubling over, followed moments later by people grappling on the sidewalk.

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The officer was conducting a smoke shop inspection when 45-year-old Jose Garcia came up behind her to attack using a bottle.

Garcia was quickly arrested and charged with a series of crimes, including assault.