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Troy, N.Y. — On Monday, July 8, 2024, Troy Police Officers were in the area of 2nd Avenue and 116th Street after receiving community complaints of illegal drug sales and prostitution over the past few months. Officers were observing the area for approximately 15 minutes. During this time the officers observed 33-year-old Melquan Simpson, wearing a balaclava ski mask and carrying a cross-body pouch, repeatedly circling the block on his bicycle on each sidewalk.
Based on the neighborhood-provided complaints, recent similar arrests for drug sales/use in the area, observed violations of the Troy Code Ordinance and the officers’ training & experience they decided to stop Simpson to further interview about his actions. When officers attempted to stop Simpson he fled on his bicycle, ultimately riding over an embankment into the Hudson River. One officer used a water rescue apparatus to help Simpson while a second officer entered the water. Rescue efforts continued with the help of the Troy Fire Department and the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team. Simpson was later found dead under the water.
Not known to the officers at the time of their attempted interview of Simpson, but through the follow-up investigation, Troy Police have learned Simpson was under the supervision of NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) as a parolee and was actively wanted by that organization as a Parole Absconder. Additionally, at the time of the incident Simpson possessed a quantity of cocaine carried inside the cross-body pouch he was carrying.
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Troy, N.Y. — On Monday, July 8, 2024, Troy Police Officers were in the area of 2nd Avenue and 116th Street after receiving community complaints of illegal drug sales and prostitution over the past few months. Officers were observing the area for approximately 15 minutes. During this time the officers observed 33-year-old Melquan Simpson, wearing a balaclava ski mask and carrying a cross-body pouch, repeatedly circling the block on his bicycle on each sidewalk.
Based on the neighborhood-provided complaints, recent similar arrests for drug sales/use in the area, observed violations of the Troy Code Ordinance and the officers’ training & experience they decided to stop Simpson to further interview about his actions. When officers attempted to stop Simpson he fled on his bicycle, ultimately riding over an embankment into the Hudson River. One officer used a water rescue apparatus to help Simpson while a second officer entered the water. Rescue efforts continued with the help of the Troy Fire Department and the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team. Simpson was later found dead under the water.
Not known to the officers at the time of their attempted interview of Simpson, but through the follow-up investigation, Troy Police have learned Simpson was under the supervision of NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) as a parolee and was actively wanted by that organization as a Parole Absconder. Additionally, at the time of the incident Simpson possessed a quantity of cocaine carried inside the cross-body pouch he was carrying.
Not. Of val. Was Lo.
Imagine a full grown man who thinks hes a gangster that cant swim , my two yo daughter can swim like a fish 😂
Hilarious.
Hahahaha so the stereotype is true?
And nothing of value was lost
cop is a moron lol
So much for these fake heroes that could save a life…he didn't even try to get himself wet to try to help the dude out
L M A O
0:42
Hmm, something is missing here…
Nope. There's the absolute absurdly obvious opposite hand distraction bag of crack ditching.
Some people make the world better by just existing. Some do so by no longer wasting oxygen. Learn to swim fools.
Cops love to cause death
Help me ? No. Bye bye…..👋
GTA SA
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down
Well dont run and you will be ok
He was just one DEI initiative away from being a surgeon /astronaut.
0:41 did he ditch something?
Dummy
Well that saved the taxpayers a lot of money.
I have heard most officers carry between 20 to 30 pounds of gear on them. Body armor, gun, extra ammo, handcuffs, tazer, first aid kit, etc.
Swimming out to rescue someone for any reason is a no go.
>b**ck
>stolen bicycle
>on parole
>ski mask
>selling drugs
>flees
>can't swim
Yeah these are stereotypes
All these comments clearly proves America is racist
You cant make this sheet up!
His name obviously wasn't BOB.
Lemme guess, it’s the cops fault, defund the police, say his name, justice for criminals. He shouldn’t have chased him, he was an upcoming scholar, a loving boy with a bright future ahead
😂😂😂😂😂
Pretty disgusted by a lot of these comments. Have some damn decency y’all.
I'm sorry for laughing but what the fck??? 😂. I swear I wouldn't get in that water to save him either. If you know you can't swim, why do that? I hate ppl like that…. And also why the fck are you a GROWN ADULT, and can't swim??…. Babies can swim
So the road pirates stood at the shore and watched a man drown. "Protect and serve." What a joke. Tyrants.
And nothing of value was lost
Lol some of these recent comments about the cop not immediately jumping in and saving this idiot.
1. Cop gear is heavy
2. Maybe the cop couldn't swim or suspected undertow.
3. People that are drowning can "pull you under" with them.
Biggest crime here is he trying to escape in the wrong gear
Letting a man drown because of you incompetence …what a shamefull police officer
Godamn losers. Killed the guy over what.!? This is pathetic.
Looks like his drug sales had him underwater.