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A man in New York City said another man repeatedly called him a “dirty cop” and yelled, “You’re going to die real soon.”
David Sivella, who lives on the Upper East Side near where the video was shot, first tweeted last week and another clip of two teenagers brawling with NYPD officers on a Manhattan subway platform over the weekend. , and then shared it again on Wednesday.
Filmed around 1:30 p.m. on July 19, Sibera’s video shows a man wearing long sleeves and pants in 90-degree temperatures, carrying a Dunkin’ Donuts bag and a Big Gulp Cup. You can see him sipping.
He told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that an unidentified man began chasing him between 96th and 95th Streets on Lexington Avenue.
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“The man was off the wall,” he said, and began recording the encounter.
One time, Sibera asked the man for his name.
“You’ve got all my information, dirty cop,” Sibella said of the man’s reply.[th precinct].”
“He followed me to 92nd Street and found a traffic cop there,” he said. “He told the police that this man was following me and was threatening to kill me.”
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Sivella said police asked him if he had been assaulted and he said no. He said he was told, “Unless they hit you, we can do nothing.”
Sibera said he offered to press charges “if it helps get this man off the streets and get him help.”
The NYPD said it had not recorded any complaint reports regarding the incident.
Sibera said the man appeared “mentally disturbed” and had no interaction before “he stuck with me, assuming I was a cop he knew.” said.
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“I’m 61,” he told Fox News Digital. “I’m not into street fighting.”
Having also heard that a 20-year-old mother died walking her baby in a stroller in a nearby shooting on June 29, Sibera said rising crime in the city was a major concern. I said yes.
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“This is an economic decline and a reset of the crime crisis,” he said. “Different? Politicians [a] I am a Democrat. … New York is going to have a tough year ahead. “