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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Greenburgh police arrested two men who got into a fight with officers, one of them attempting to grab a handgun from an officer's holster, according to a police report.
About 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers approached a vehicle sitting in the rear parking lot of an apartment complex on Tarryhill Way. Three people were inside, and the police said they smelled marijuana.
A license check identified the driver as Ivette Montonez, 20, of Greenburgh and revealed she had a warrant out of New York City for second-degree promoting contraband, a misdemeanor.
Police tried to arrest Montonez, but the two men in the car, Gary Patterson, 18, of Philipstown, N.Y., and Anthony Gathers Jr., 21, of Greenburgh, attempted to interfere, police said. A physical fight ensued, and one of the suspects attempted to take the officer's gun by unsnapping the holster, police said. The altercation resulted in one officer suffering a bruised nose and a second officer sustaining a minor injury, police said.
Police arrested all three suspects and charged Patterson and Gathers with second-degree interfering with governmental administration, a misdemeanor. Patterson also was charged with third-degree robbery, a felony. Gathers also was charged with second-degree assault, a felony; and marijuana possession, a violation.
Montonez was turned over to the New York Police Department, while Patterson and Gathers were taken to Greenburgh police headquarters, where they were still being held as of 3:50 p.m. Thursday.
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Kudos to Greenburgh police for showing restraint and not letting this escalate to an unfortunate outcome. Suspects have been shot and killed for less in NYC and other locales because of trigger-happy policing, and the authorities were exonerated. Good work GPD.