He's a newly minted hero!
Only moments after he attended his graduation ceremonies from the Police Academy, an NYPD officer busted a mugger preying on an elderly man today, cops said.
Officer Dariel Firpo had just left the graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden's WaMu theater at 1:15 p.m. when he spotted Jeffrey Grant, 47, of Manhattan trying to rob a 79-year-old man, authorities said.
The thug allegedly pushed the elderly man to the ground and grabbed his wallet.
But when he tried to flee, Firpo put his new skills to good use and made Grant the first collar of his career.
The victim was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he was treated for a broken wrist.
By PHILIP MESSING and ED ROBINSON
