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Wounded Officer Craig Bier
9-9-12 Update: The man who shot a Queens police officer last month turned himself in to authorities Sunday night after a month-long manhunt. Police have been looking for John Thomas, 24, since the August 8 incident, where he shot NYPD Sergeant Craig Bier in both legs in Jamaica, seriously injuring him. A $45,000 reward was offered for Thomas’ capture.
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A large reward is being offered a $32,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of John Thomas, wanted in connection with the attempted murder of a Queens anti-gang sergeant who was shot August 8, 2012 in South Jamaica area of Queens and later released from the hospital.
Cop Shooter John Thomas
Sgt. Craig Bier, a 15-year department veteran, was driving eastbound on 107th Avenue near the South Jamaica Houses with his partner, Detective Nicholas Romano, around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 8 when they attempted to stop a man riding a bicycle, police said.
The shooter, John Thomas, fled in the opposite direction, ditching his bike and running down a narrow alley, climbed a tall chain-link fence and jumped off onto the roof of a parked white van, police said.
Bier had run back to try to cut off the suspect’s escape route and when the two confronted each other, they opened fire, with the suspect firing four times — striking Bier in both legs — and the sergeant firing six shots, according to the NYPD.
Bier collapsed on the sidewalk and his partner, who had been chasing the suspect, ran to help after he heard the shots, police said.
The wounded officer was rushed to Jamaica Hospital by a Queens South impact team that had been patrolling the area and heard the gunshots, the police said. A member of the team, Officer Kyle Miller, is a certified EMT and he applied pressure to Bier’s wounds en route.
Bier was treated and released from the hospital Friday.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said a Ruger 9-mm pistol was recovered not far from the shooting. He said Bier, 44, has a total of 65 medals, 14 of which are for meritorious police duty.
Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old John Thomas and described him as a black man with long hair about 5-foot-10 and weighing 180 pounds.
Visiting Bier in the hospital early last Thursday morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the sergeant was in “remarkably good spirits” and used the opportunity to call for stricter gun laws.
“This is the type of officer the public should thank God they have working for the New York City Police Department,” he said. “This is the 10th member of the department shot this year. No fatalities since Peter Figoski was killed last December. If you remember, Officer Figoski was brought here to Jamaica Hospital,” he said.
Meanwhile, back at the scene of the shooting, numerous cops scoured the area, hanging up posters and handing out fliers offering rewards for those with information about illegal guns and suspects in police shootings.
THE REWARD
A $45,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting of NYPD Sgt. Craig Bier, of Hicksville, in Jamaica, Queens. The NYPD, COP-SHOT and Sergeants Benevolent Association each contributed $10,000, with Crime Stoppers adding $2,000.
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