On March 9, 2014, Police Officer Ryan Lathrop and Sergeant Robert Dixon were in uniform, patrolling in Times Square. The area had a high number of quality of life crimes, and was "flooded" with police officers. On the north side of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue was a haunted house tourist attraction called Times Scare. At about 11:15 p.m., Lathrop saw defendant with a group of people in front of Times Scare, drinking a beverage concealed in a brown paper bag. As Lathrop approached...
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