A Lengthy Island man who allegedly smashed up and slashed the tires of practically a dozen police cruisers parked outdoors the NYPD’s latest station home was busted after he practically backed into cops on his tail –after which promptly minimize free in court docket, cops and prosecutors stated.
Christian Genwright, 22, of Valley Stream, allegedly defaced 5 marked and 6 unmarked NYPD autos close to the 116th Precinct headquarters on North Conduit Avenue in Rosedale round 11:20 p.m. on Monday — then drove off within the luxurious getaway automobile, in line with police.
He allegedly used a knife to slash the tires of seven autos and smashed the windshields of 4 others with a hammer – inflicting an airbag to deploy on one, which additionally had driver’s facet mirror injury, cops and prosecutors stated.
Genwright was picked up round 8:40 p.m. Tuesday on 244th Road, the place eagle-eyed officers noticed the silver Lexus and tried to cease it, however he deliberately reversed, practically hitting their cruiser, police stated.
He was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, 14 counts of prison mischief, resisting arrest and two counts of prison possession of a weapon, police stated.
He was arraigned Wednesday evening on 10 counts of prison mischief, in line with a prison criticism.
Genwright was minimize free on supervised launch by Decide Jennifer Tubridy as a result of the costs usually are not eligible for bail below state legislation, the Queens District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.
He has six prior arrests, the latest from Feb. 7 for allegedly violating visitors legislation whereas driving on the freeway, fleeing from police and turning into “combative” with cops, police stated.
He’s set to reappear in court docket on the newest case on Jan. 21, prosecutors stated.
The practically $105 million 116th Precinct station home — which opened lower than a yr in the past in December of 2024 — is the primary totally new NYPD command established in additional than a decade, with the final one opening in 2013.
NYPD officers assigned to the 116th Precinct patrol the neighborhoods of Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Brookville and Laurelton.
