A maniac smashed the windows and lights of a police car parked on a Midtown street in broad daylight, disturbing video posted to Twitter shows.
The suspect – identified by police as Uchechukwu Godwin, 23 – used a metal pipe to repeatedly strike the turret lights of the traffic cruiser parked on Broadway near West 36th Street around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to cops and video footage.
As the rampage unfolded, the footage shows pedestrians on the sidewalk walking past, as well as someone passing on a scooter, followed by another person on a bike.
Uchechukwu Godwin, 23, used a metal pipe to repeatedly strike the turret lights of the traffic cruiser parked on Broadway near West 36th Street late Wednesday afternoon, cops said. ViralNewsNYC/Twitter
Godwin allegedly smashed up the car in broad daylight, in front of pedestrians on the sidewalk. Robert Miller
The cruiser’s windshield was smashed. Robert MillerGodwin was arrested at Broadway and West 35th Street a short time afterward, cops said.
He was charged with criminal mischief, obstructing governmental administration, auto stripping, criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct, cops said.
Godwin has previously been busted for grand larceny, criminal mischief and graffiti, according to police sources.
