NYPD officers lauded for arrest of murder suspect - Newsday
Police Commissioner William J. Bratton gives recognition to police officers who arrested a 21-year-old North Carolina man who police say was wanted after a murder and rape, at police headquarters in Manhattan on Wednesday, Sept. Adam Riddick, from right, Erik Skoglund, Andrew Vlasaty arrested Kendrick Gregory after authorities day he stole a car in Brooklyn. Photo Credit: Yeong-Ung Yang The victim, a 55-year-old woman, said her car was stolen when she went inside a bank. She had a GPS app on her phone which could track her car, she said, but the phone was in the vehicle. Officer Adam Riddick, who previously worked for Apple as a technical repair specialist, used his own phone to download the Linksup app and quickly saw that the car, a 2014 Honda Pilot, was heading over the Brooklyn Bridge. Riddick, who lives in Brooklyn, pursued the vehicle joined by his partners, Andrew Vlasaty and Eric Skoglund, both of Suffolk County, officials said. After making the arrest, the officers learned that Gregory was wanted for murder and other crimes in Raleigh, North Carolina. According to Raleigh police, Gregory is wanted for the Monday night shooting death of a pawn shop owner and the rape of a 15-year-old girl afterward. No shots were fired during the arrest, but Vlasaty, a four-year cop, said Gregory had been armed with a loaded. Source: www.newsday.com
