Guy throws molotov cocktail at NYPD cop.

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A traffic stop in Brooklyn turned violent Saturday morning when a driver pulled over for running a red light hurled a Molotov cocktail at police, the NYPD said. Police pulled over a 44-year-... A traffic stop in Brooklyn turned violent Saturday morning when a driver pulled over for running a red light hurled a Molotov cocktail at police, the NYPD said. Police pulled over a 44-year-old driver just before 8 a.m. in East Flatbush after the man blew through a red light. It was after officers approached the Lincoln Town Car and began speaking with the driver that he threw chemical at them and sped off, according to police. The department's Instagram released what appeared to be body camera footage of the the stop and the accused driver tossing a liquid onto one of the officers. Police caught up to the driver a short distance later and that's when he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at their police vehicle. Several other Molotov cocktails were recovered inside the driver's vehicle, police said. One officer was injured, not seriously, during the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital. The driver was taken into custody, his charges were still pending as of Saturday afternoon. Police had also not released his identity. Show more