Assailants attack, steal handgun from off-duty Philadelphia police officer, authorities say
The officer was treated for cuts and scrapes, police said.
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was beaten by multiple people and robbed of his gun late Thursday, police said.
The gun — the officer’s service weapon — had not been recovered as of Friday, they said.
The officer, whose name was not released by police, was taken to Temple University Hospital with cuts to his head and scrapes on his legs and feet. Police did not disclose his condition, but said the officer was stable Friday afternoon.
Officer Tanya Little, a police spokesperson, said police were called to help the officer at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday on the 700 block of North 10th Street, between Brown Street and Fairmont Avenue in the West Poplar section of North Philadelphia, after the officer said he had been attacked by three people who stole his firearm.
Little said that investigators took two people into custody for questioning, but charging information was not available.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
