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Gunshots stemming from the attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store inside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel led to a scene of chaos inside the lobby of one of New York's fanciest destinations for hospitality.
Around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, 20-year-old Rafael Ravinovich of Highland Park, NJ, entered Cellini Jewelers located at the back of the Waldorf lobby and announced he was robbing the store. When security guard Gregory Boyle tackled Ravinovich, the robber fired at the retired NYPD vet Boyle and shot him in the left armpit. Another employee then grabbed hold of Ravinovich, followed by hotel security who detained him until the NYPD Hercules team arrived on the scene minutes later.
Other guests of the hotel said they could smell gunpowder as many hid behind columns inside the luxurious lobby during the incident. Police say they recovered two semiautomatic handguns from the scene. And it turned out that the Secret Service agents on the scene reported yesterday were in fact around as security for the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, staying at the nearby InterContinental Barclay New York hotel.
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Kind off looks like a little bit of overkill
in the use of this many cops when the perp was
already caught at the crime scene.
I guess we are not too broke after all.
@westside: You think they they call the cops to punch in once they know about an incident? There was a shooting during an armed robbery in a famed NYC institution, while the president of Pakistan was within earshot. The perp had multiple firearms, and shot an innocent former police officer. If you think this is unusual or unnecessary, you need some common sense.
This does not cost the city one extra cent, as these police officers are already on patrol 24/7, for exactly this reason; so they can respond in force to any situation that jumps off.
I can't say this was an acceptable outcome, because the retired detective was shot and he and his family are suffering. The perp should get the max, I think it's 25 to life and that should do it. Now, let's go after the guys who were responsible for arming him.
I still say it was NYPD publicity overkill and unneeded.
Yes after the fact,the perp was caught
right away,looks good on the news though.
I don't think the Prez.of Pakistan was the target
unless he and his wife were shopping for jewelry.
My common sense was sharpened being downtown
when 9-11 happened right dere at City Hall going
to vote in the primary.Boom!
Some people would say that the best way to get a lot of cops to you quickly when you're in trouble is to report "Officer down!" to 911.
@#4 DooWop:
And yet i'd bet you'd be the first one to cry "Police State!!" if you saw any Hercules teams on the street. You can't have it both ways.
Ballsy.
Stupid, but ballsy.