Times Square Migrant Accused of Assaulting Cops Arrested AGAIN

Migrant Released on Cop Attack Arrested for Shoplifting

Cops arrested Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel on a shoplifting charge in Queens. He had previously been arrested for assaulting cops in Times Square. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

February 14, 2024

QUEENS - One of the migrants caught on camera kicking NYPD officers outside a migrant shelter in Times Square was arrested again.

This time the migrant was arrested as part of a shoplifting crew that assaulted a security guard in Queens, the NYPD said.

Cops arrested 19-year-old Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel for shoplifting at a Macy’s in the Queens Center Mall. 

At around 3:30 pm yesterday a crew of four people walked into the Macys and took merchandise off the rack and placed them in a bag. As the members tried to leave the store without paying, a store security guard stopped the group at the door. 

Cops said the shoplifters struggled with the guard and members punched the guard in the face.  

The shoplifters ran out of the store with $608 worth of merchandise.

Cops pulled the security video from store cameras which led investigators to  Gomez-Izquiel. The migrant was arrested and charged with robbery and petit larceny.

The NYPD is searching for three people in connection with an assault on a security guard during a shoplifting. -Photo by NYPD

Gomez-Izquiel was previously arrested and charged with assaulting two officers during a melee outside a migrant shelter in Times Square. 

Cops said surveillance cameras caught Gomez-Izquiel kicking the officers during the attack.

Gomez-Izquiel was charged with second degree assault on a police officer and obstructing governmental administration. He was later released.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in catching the three other suspects in the shoplifting case.

The first suspect is described as a female who has a light complexion and medium build. She is about 5 foot 6. She was last seen wearing a black bubble jacket with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath, blue jeans, and black sneakers. She was last seen carrying a dark colored bag.

The second suspect is a male who is 5 foot 8 with a medium complexion and thin build. He was last seen wearing a multicolored baseball cap, blue jacket, gray jeans, and black and blue sneakers. He was last seen carrying a black bag.

The third suspect is a male who is 5 foot 10 and has a medium complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black skull cap, black bubble jacket with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath, black jeans, and black and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.