Police arrested a man Tuesday and charged him with the attempted murder of three cops in Queens, said the NYPD.
According to authorities, Jeffrey Contreras, 23, of Queens Village, was also charged with three counts each of assaulting a police officer, aggravated vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest.
In the early morning of August 17, near 92nd Road and 222nd Street in Queens Village, three officers were attempting to arrest the suspect when he jumped into a car and struck them with his vehicle, injuring the men.
They were immediately transferred to North Shore Manhasset Hospital in stable condition. As of Saturday, two of the officers have been released from the hospital.
