NYPD detective who survived stabbing makes first public statement after leaving hospital

NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes is speaking out after two illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic allegedly stabbed him seven times in the Bronx.

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Former NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher is speaking out about sanctuary city policies after the arrest of two undocumented immigrants accused of stabbing and robbing an off-duty detective in the Bronx.

The NYPD detective who survived a robbery in which two undocumented immigrants stabbed him seven times in the Bronx is expected to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss his recovery.

According to the NYPD, Jose Mercedes, a 33-year-old detective with 10 years experience, was cleaning the trunk of his car when two men attacked him from behind. Despite his injuries, he chased after them before they sped away on an electric bike.

The suspects, identified as D'Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, allegedly fled to Massachusetts, where they were later arrested in a basement hideout. They are being held without bail and are expected to face attempted murder charges when extradited to New York.

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Detective Jose Mercedes walked out of Jacobi Medical Center in Morris Park on Monday before standing before a group of officers. (NYPD)

Caraballo was arrested in December 2024 and released before Immigration and Customs Enforcement could file a detainer request.

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As Mercedes recovers from her injuries, the city is reeling from an unrelated ICE shooting that critics say could have been prevented if local leaders had abandoned sanctuary policies in favor of public safety.

Deangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo, 25, (left) and Snyder Mejia Bautista, 24, (right), both Dominican citizens living in the United States illegally, are accused of stabbing off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes. (Department of Homeland Security; NYPD)

"Politicians are the ones who want to make these ridiculous laws because they want to please their base," said Vincent Vallong, president of the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association. They put people in harm's way.

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Oscar Belgall, a 28-year-old Dominican national previously arrested on drug-related charges in New York, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck after he allegedly tried to run from ICE agents and toward federal vehicles used to block his path, authorities said.

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Belgall survived and the 5-year-old child in his vehicle was fine.

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Although the NYPD was not involved in the case, critics seized on the incident to undercut a special unit trained for crowd control and parade security, Vallong said.

He said: "Despite the fact that the strategic response group was not involved in this incident or its consequences in any way, calls were made to disband. "Darialisa Avila-Chevalier, a Democratic candidate for Congress, said New York police personnel were aggravating the situation by trying to contain angry demonstrators as they tried to maintain order at the hospital where the criminal was being held."

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