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Officer Shoved Down Stairs While Responding to Domestic Violence Call: NYPD

By DNAinfo Staff on March 15, 2013 7:44pm  | Updated on March 15, 2013 8:29pm

 A police officer was hurt while responding to a domestic violence call at 14-01 36th Ave. March 15, 2013.
A police officer was hurt while responding to a domestic violence call at 14-01 36th Ave. March 15, 2013.
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ASTORIA — An NYPD officer responding to a domestic violence call in Astoria Friday afternoon broke her leg after a man pushed her down a flight of stairs, police said. 

The officer responded with her partner to a call of a couple fighting at 14-01 36th Ave., the Ravenwood Houses, about 5 p.m., police and the FDNY said.

The officer, who joined the NYPD in 2005 and was part of the Domestic Violence Unit, was treated for the fractured leg at Cornell Hospital, officials said.

Police said a suspect was in custody Friday evening, and charges were pending.