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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.