Man’s Shoes Fly Off As He Tries To Flee Cops During Gun Bust

Rachel Silberstein -

The 62nd Precinct has been on a roll when it comes to cracking down on illegal weapons in the neighborhood, but at a recent bust, things got weird.

Tyler Woodard, 19, was charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, assault, and weapon and drug possession charges after he tried to purchase an imitation rifle in Gravesend on Tuesday, September 22, at 10:30pm, according to the NYPD.

When Woodard saw officers approaching, he bolted from the West 4th Street location — shotgun in hand — ditching some flashy looking high tops on the way, sources say.

“Suspect ran so fast his shoes LITERALLY fell off! Nice arrest & recovery by 62 FIO & Anti-Crime,” posted the 62nd Precinct on Twitter along with a photos of the florescent yellow kicks on Friday.

Woodard then collided with an innocent bystander, causing the victim to fall to the ground, warranting an assault charge, according to authorities. When cops finally caught up with Woodard, they say he refused to be cuffed. The two pills of the anxiety medication alprazolam were found in the suspect’s pocket.

As we reported in August, officers from the 62nd Precinct have swept dozens of guns off Bensonhurst streets this summer during a slew of arrests that Captain Anthony Sanseverino has attributed to a combination of “luck, and the relentless police work” of the 62nd Precinct.

On July 30, officers nabbed a man and a woman in their 20s for possession of two loaded firearms. A week later, cops arrested two more men, ages 71 and 51, for hoarding a huge arsenal of weapons — including a submachine gun — and for possessing more than 40 glassines of heroin. That same week, cops responded to a domestic violence complaint and apprehended an army vet in possession of six illegal firearms, including an assault rifle. Two more guns were seized on the street from men affiliated with the Latin Kings, police say.

At the precinct’s recent community council meeting, Officer Tom Citera was named “Cop of the Month” for his role in arrests.