A controversy errupted on social media after TMZ posted a story about an incident involving two Yonkers Police Officers and a individual who was driving an unregistered moped on July 12.
Here is the statement from the YPD. “The Yonkers Police Department is aware of a video that surfaced on social media regarding an interaction between Yonkers Police Officers and members of the community. 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. 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.
“An internal investigation was immediately commenced at the scene, even before any videos of the incident were published to social media. The Yonkers Police Department routinely conducts full investigations into ALL uses of force by our Officers. This investigation includes the review of all video surveillance footage including Body-Worn Cameras as well as interviews of all involved. The early stages of this investigation reveal that no strikes were used at any time during the incident and no force was used after handcuffs were applied. The investigation is ongoing. The attached video is the full and un-edited Body-Worn Camera footage from a primary Officer involved. The Yonkers Police Department is committed to transparency and serving the Yonkers community with service, integrity, and respect. More information regarding this interaction may be released as it becomes available.”
The incident occured outside of Juices for Life, on Yonkers Avenue, owned by rapper and Yonkers native Styles P. After the woman tried to flee with her moped, she was detained, and that is when Styles P came out and videos started streaming across social media.
TMZ picked up the story, with the reduced video that did not show the entire incident. The two officers were calm in their discussions with the young woman, and she escalated the incident by trying to flee. Here is the link to the TMZ story: https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/13/styles-p-nypd-juices-4-life-police-officer-arrest/
On July 14, Hip Hop Today reported that Styles P “hopped on Instagram live Tuesday night and confessed he didn’t act with good judgment. He then said he doesn’t want to give the younger generation the wrong idea.”https://hiphoptoday.com/styles-p-speaks-out-for-how-he-behaved-in-police-video/
On Instagram Styles P posted, “Man enough to admit the youth shouldn’t follow my angered path may lead to them getting clapped ! Also man enough to admit the Jake gotta delegate better In our communities. Lotta of frustrated people out and about that’s tired of seeing the women and kids mistreated ! Pretty sure it’s a way to start making it better!!”
“I don’t want to see the cops fired, I don’t want to see the cops lose their job, lose their lifeline. I want to see them be able to delegate where they at, I don’t actually blame them so much. I gotta blame the system.”
