STATEN ISLAND
* Two men were arrested after they beat and tried to rob an undercover cop in New West Brighton.
The officer went to a home on Britton Street near Broadway shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday to investigate allegations of prostitution.
Two men greeted him at the front door and one asked, "Are you a cop?"
The other jumped at the cop and tried to kick him.
"I'm not a cop. I hate cops!" the undercover said.
The men rifled through the officer's pockets, then tried to drag him into the house.
Cops moved in, broke up the melee and arrested Manuel Gonzalez, 26 and Michael Johnson, 19.
They were charged with robbery, assault and weapons and drug possession, police said.
STATEN ISLAND
* Two men were arrested after they beat and tried to rob an undercover cop in New West Brighton.
The officer went to a home on Britton Street near Broadway shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday to investigate allegations of prostitution.
Two men greeted him at the front door and one asked, "Are you a cop?"
The other jumped at the cop and tried to kick him.
"I'm not a cop. I hate cops!" the undercover said.
The men rifled through the officer's pockets, then tried to drag him into the house.
Cops moved in, broke up the melee and arrested Manuel Gonzalez, 26 and Michael Johnson, 19.
They were charged with robbery, assault and weapons and drug possession, police said.