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5 Charged With Murder In Slaying Of Hero NYPD Cop Peter Figoski


The petty crook accused of shooting down NYPD Officer Peter Figoski was marched to court Tuesday wearing the murdered cop’s own handcuffs.

Lamont Pride, 27, was ordered held without bail – an announcement that was met with applause in Brooklyn Criminal Court, which was packed to the rafters with cops.

Figoski’s stoic brother, a former NYPD officer, and two teary female relatives were there to bear witness. The ranks of cops stood at attention as they passed.

Officer Figoski “was targeted for homicide because he was wearing the uniform of a New York City police officer,” said prosecutor Kenneth Taub.

He called Pride the “muscle man” of the botched home invasion.

Pride’s four accused henchmen will also be charged with murder.

Cops, detectives and brass lined up to watch them march out of the 75th precinct in leg irons.

The men were all hunted down within 24 hours of the death of Figoski, a decorated 22-year veteran of the NYPD and father of four daughters who was shot in the face during a botched home invasion in Brooklyn.

“Some have significant criminal histories,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.

“They’re acquaintances. They know each other. They may have known each other from previous activities.”

The Queens-based crew had conspired to rob a man they believed to be selling marijuana from the house at 25 Pine Street, he said.

Pride, 27, was nabbed first by the slain cop’s partner, Glenn Estrada.

Pride’s alleged accomplice, Kevin Santos, 30, escaped when Estrada chose to chase the gunman, but he was captured early Tuesday at his girlfriend’s house in Ozone Park, Queens.

Santos goes by the ill-chosen street name “Luck” and is a member of the Latin Kings gang, police said.

Three other men who were not initially suspected of being part of the robbery were also busted Tuesday.

Cops found Ariel Tejada, 22, and Nelson Moralez, 27, posing as good Samaritan neighbors who tried to stop the robbery and help the victim.

READ MORE: NY DAILY NEWS



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