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Eep! An off-duty police officer was stabbed in the chest by another person at Kellogg's Diner in Williamsburg around 4:30AM yesterday with a folding knife. And what started this confrontation? According to the NY Times, when "one person bumped into someone from the other party on his way to the bathroom." Kellogg's Diner manager Theodora Fiotos told the Times, "Basically, they exchanged some words. They were yelling and screaming and pushing each other."
The only person stabbed was the 26 year old rookie police officer Andy Urena who is assigned to the Brooklyn courts. He was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he was in stable condition. The police say Urena was not intoxicated.
Witnesses helped the police locate the stabber, 21 year old Luis DeJesus, at his Knickerbocker Avenue home by yesterday afternoon. DeJesus was arrested and charged with assault.
Kellogg's, known to anyone getting out of the Lorimer L or Metropolitan Avenue G stops, is a 24-hour restaurant, an oasis when you need something in your stomach after a night out. Free Williamsburg on Kellogg's: "Sub par diner fare, but open all night! Great for those late night munchies, especially since everything else closes too damn early in Brooklyn."
Photograph from the Bridge and Tunnel Club; it's merely coincidental there's a police van in the front
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saw the intersection blocked off not long after this happened. don't know the exact time, but some vehicles were still on their way to the scene. yikes.
It's not really a coincidence that the police van is parked out front. There's a police station directly below Kellogg's in the subway concourse, which makes it all the more unusual that an officer would be assaulted there. You'd think there'd be backup out the wazoo on that one.
i was unfortunately there when it happened. it really seemed like it was a bunch of macho dudes having a verbal argument. I tried to finish my food when who I assume is the cop, walked by with a bloody chest. It was bizarre to hear a cop say moments later that the victim was in critical condition in the hospital and might die. the place was filled with peeps just coming out of union pool and other area spots, which meant we were all at different levels of intoxication.
the cops were there really quickly. i thought some of them were contaminating witnesses with their comments. we were all forced to stay there for about 2 hours for police questioning and then slowly released for more questioning.
not sure what's worse. eating at kellogg's diner or getting stabbed at kellogg's diner.