YONKERS, NY – The Yonkers Police Department has released a video that shows their view of an encounter with a woman who was stopped driving an unregistered moped. The incident quickly escalated and video of the incident went viral.
Today, the department released the full video.
“The incident itself revolved around the arrest of an individual who fled from Officers while she was being detained during an investigation into her reckless driving of an unregistered moped on a busy city sidewalk,” police said. “Unregistered and uninsured moped operation on Yonkers streets and sidewalks is one of the most frequent complaints from community groups in recent months. After the individual attempted to flee, the officers caught up to her and attempted to restrain her.”
The individual continued to refuse to comply, at which point an Officer utilized a standard take-down to bring her to the ground to be handcuffed. Subsequent to her arrest, a knife was recovered from an easily accessible front compartment on the moped.