New York Bikers A Deep Op?

[Magda Hassan]

NYPD cop busted in biker beatdown also arrested during Occupy Wall Street

Prosecutors called NYPD undercover Wojciech Broszczok an 'active participant' in the beating of Alexian Lien, and that may not have been the first time Broszczok went too deep.

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BY SHAYNA JACOBS , ERIK BADIA AND LARRY MCSHANE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

PUBLISHED: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013, 9:50 PM

UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013, 3:39 AM

DANIELLE KELLY

NYPD detective Wojciech Braszczok is arrested while undercover during Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Grand Central Terminal on Aug. 17, 2012

His arrest in a motorcycle mob attack wasn't the first time mohawked NYPD undercover Wojciech Broszczok was busted by his brothers in blue.
Photos obtained Thursday by the Daily News showed the accused biker bully in plastic wrist restraints during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration at Grand Central Terminal in August 2012.
The pics showed the bearded cop known as "Albert" getting marched through the midtown landmark.
RELATED: COP WAS 'ACTIVE' IN BIKER BEATING: PROSECUTOR

STEPHANIE KEITH/POLARIS

A mohawked Wojciech Broszczok blended in with other Occupy Wall Street protesters.

"I saw him at a lot of protests," said freelance photographer Danielle Kelly, who spent 18 months covering OWS. "He was arrested with two other people, and the charges were dropped a few hours later."
Authorities couldn't confirm that account.
Broszczok, a 10-year NYPD vet, even came to the aid of an Occupy demonstrator who suffered a broken collarbone in a Times Square scuffle with cops in the summer of 2012, according to an Occupy member.
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MARIELA LOMBARD

Robert Sims (right) is one of the bikers charged in beating of Alexian Lien, who was pummeled in front of his wife and child after being chased down by motorcycle gang.

"Helped me carry a comrade to safety," wrote one demonstrator on his Twitter feed.
Prosecutors charged that Broszczok, 32, didn't show the same courtesy to a Manhattan man yanked from his SUV on Sept. 29 by an angry group of bikers on the Henry Hudson Parkway near W. 178th St.
Broszczok was caught on videotape smashing a rear window of the SUV, and didn't come forward later to admit he was there, authorities said. He faces up to 25 years in prison on charges of felony assault and gang assault in the beating of Alexian Lien as the victim's wife and 2-year-old daughter watched.
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JOE MARINO/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Detective Wojciech Braszczok covers up while going to visit his Manhattan bail bondsman.

The Lien family attorney continued his silence on the attack.
"Everyone's trying to get a rise out of us or get a reaction, but . . . we agreed the best thing is to not make any comment," said lawyer Frank Panetta.
Broszczok ducked a Daily News reporter Thursday morning near his Manhattan bail bondsman's office. The undercover, in a blue flannel shirt and jeans, pulled his collar over his face and didn't speak when approached.
RELATED: FOURTH BIKER BUSTED IN ATTACK ON SUV DRIVER

JEFFERSON SIEGEL

James Kuehne was arrested for allegedly participating in the gang assault.

Despite being married to wife, Eve, his Web activity shows the Long Island City, Queens, hound trolls for women on sites like Singlesbee.com and posts photos of bikes, cars and scantily-clad women.
The cowardly cop is one of three NYPD officers to participate in the ride that led to the attack. The News was first to report off-duty Detective Samir Gonsalves, 34, took part in the rogue ride, but not the beatdown. Sources said a cop who works in the Internal Affairs Bureau also took part in the ride. The 28-year-old officer, with five years on the force, told his supervisors he was there and will likely be disciplined, sources said.
Meanwhile, James Kuehne, a married plumber, was released on $200,000 bond Thursday a day after he was busted. Prosecutors said he was caught on video striking the driver of the SUV three times in the September attack.
"We intend to fight these charges," his lawyer, Joseph Mure, said, adding that his client came forward as soon as he learned cops were looking for him.
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