A Queens motor vehicle-theft sufferer and his companion acquired a wild law enforcement motor vehicle ridealong worthy of the Tv set demonstrate “Cops” — and even observed an officer shoot a single of the males accused of thieving his Acura, claimed court papers unveiled Tuesday.

The NYPD is however investigating the Sunday night drama, and the division would not remark on the propriety of the cops’ habits in the incident, in which they allow the theft target and his feminine companion experience alongside as officers chased the stolen motor vehicle.
It started when the car’s owner and his companion left the Acura jogging when they ran within the Nest Restaurant, a Caribbean-Chinese location on 101st Ave. at 126th St. in Richmond Hill on Sunday night.
When they stepped again out from the cafe, the vehicle was absent — so the lady applied an application on her telephone to locate it.
They termed 911, and two officers, Whenderson Paul and Christopher Harris, arrived.
The few got into the again seat of the police patrol auto as they assisted the cops monitor the Acura, which they quickly identified at the corner of 101st Ave. and Allendale St., about a few-quarters of a mile away from the cafe, say court papers.
Harris pulled up the patrol automobile guiding the Acura. When the Acura turned left on to Allendale, he turned on his lights and sirens.
The Acura stored going — it turned ideal onto 97th Ave. and ran a cease signal. Harris then zoomed the patrol motor vehicle previous the Acrua and veered in front of it to make it cease. A marked NYPD van pulled up driving the Acura, hemming it in.
When Officer Paul received out of the patrol auto, the Acura’s driver, Peter James, 21, gunned the motor and drove at him, crashing into the patrol motor vehicle doorway, the grievance states.
As Officer Selena Rodriguez stepped out of the entrance passenger seat of the law enforcement van guiding the Acura, James pulled into reverse and barreled towards her, the grievance claims.
A single of the officers opened fire, hitting James’ passenger, 28-yr-old Jerold Werts, in the chest. Law enforcement would not say which officer opened fire.
Werts survived the taking pictures, and is billed with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
James faces more significant fees, which include tried aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
Werts, who was paroled past calendar year just after a 2019 attempted-robbery conviction, was back again guiding bars on Tuesday as a parole violator. James was held Tuesday on $100,000 bail.
The NYPD would not remark on no matter whether the patrol car travellers ended up damage.
“The incident is underneath evaluation by the Drive Investigation Division,” the NYPD claimed in an e-mailed statement Tuesday.