Early Monday, authorities were in and out of the suspect's home in Wells, Maine.
The attack happened near 52nd Street and 8th Avenue just after 10 p.m. Saturday, less than two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square to ring in 2023.
One officer suffered a fractured skull, another was treated for a bad cut. One is an eight-year veteran, and one of the others is a rookie officer who just graduated from the police academy on Friday.The attack and sound of a gunshot briefly sent some people in the crowd running, but the incident did not impact the festivities in Times Square, which continued uninterrupted.
"He was in good spirits," Adams said. "He understood that his role saved lives of New Yorkers today." A neighbor in Maine, Steve Isles, told reporters Bickford has two brothers, and they're well known in the neighborhood.
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