NYPD Traffic Officers Witness Harlem Ride of Teen Who Allegedly Attacked Coworker With Fire Extinguisher

A legion of NYPD traffic cops gathered outside Harlem 28th district Tuesday afternoon to see the man who allegedly attacked their colleague with a fire extinguisher last month take the step of shame.

Traffic officers stood stoically in front of 2271-89 Frederick Douglass Blvd. on June 4, as detectives led Ethan Olivo, 18, out of the police station in handcuffs.

Olivo is accused of riding in the passenger seat of a sedan with driver Ammar Alhesheshi, also 18, along St. Nicholas Avenue and West 118th Street on May 23, when he allegedly rolled down his window and sprayed a fire extinguisher in front of a 43. 12-year-old traffic police officer.

According to police sources, the teenagers fled at high speed northbound on Saint-Nicolas Avenue, leaving the officer with serious eye irritation. He was then treated at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital at St. Luke's.

Cops report that the vehicle used in the drive-by assault was stolen from the Bronx and had stolen license plates at the time of the attack.

Police were able to find the vehicle – which was still covered in white residue from the fire extinguisher – using video surveillance. The suspects apparently attempted to take the car to an auto body shop to have it cleaned, but the mechanics refused to do any work on the vehicle.

Alhesheshi then allegedly dropped Olivo off at his home before the driver parked the sedan in a garage. Officers monitored the vehicle and apprehended Alhesheshi as he attempted to get into the sedan before also handcuffing Olivo.

Olivo hung his head as detectives escorted him out of the station, refusing to answer the New York subway's questions.

Olivo is charged with 2nd degree assault.