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Description: NYPD Assistant Chief Aaron Edwards and Sgt. Luis Navarro, who apprehended the suspects on March 7 outside the mayor’s official residence on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, drew praise from law enforcement leaders and officials.

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Two New York Police Department officers are being praised as heroes after running toward explosive devices and tackling alleged ISIS-inspired suspects during a protest outside Gracie Mansion last weekend.

NYPD Assistant Chief Aaron Edwards and Sgt. Luis Navarro, who apprehended the suspects on March 7 outside the mayor’s official residence on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, drew praise from law enforcement leaders and officials.

Edwards, borough chief of Manhattan North, has served as a uniformed NYPD officer for nearly 23 years. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he joined the department after witnessing the heroism of officers during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“Chief Edwards joined this department after witnessing the heroism of NYPD officers on September 11, and on Saturday, we saw that same spirit carried forward in the way that he responded,” Tisch <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/transcript--mayor-mamdani-holds-press-conference-at-gracie-mansi">said</a> during a March 9 press conference.

Navarro has served the city for 11 years, according to Tisch. He grew up between Puerto Rico and New York, eventually settling in Washington Heights in the Bronx, and joined the NYPD after a friend encouraged him to take the police exam.

“On Saturday, he and Chief Edwards responded with a calm judgment and professionalism that situations like this demand,” Tisch said.

<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-isis-supporters-charged-attempting-detonate-explosive-devices-during-protests-outside">According</a> to the U.S. Department of Justice, Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, ignited and threw one explosive device toward the crowd, then received a second device from Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, Pennsylvania. Authorities allege both suspects acted in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

After lighting the second device, Balat dropped it near NYPD officers and ran. Video posted online shows Edwards jumping over a barricade and chasing the suspect before tackling him, while Navarro ran toward the smoking device to keep it from the crowd, officials said.

The device thrown into the crowd contained TATP, a highly volatile explosive sometimes referred to as the “Mother of Satan,” along with nuts and bolts attached to the exterior as shrapnel, according to the DOJ.

“When those devices were ignited in the middle of a crowded protest, officers did not step back. They stepped forward,” Tisch said. She added the officers “ran toward a lit IED without hesitation and without regard for their own safety.”

Public officials and the NYPD have also praised the officers’ actions.

“I want to commend the officers who were on site. They faced a chaotic situation that very quickly could have become far more dangerous,” said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

“NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards and Sergeant Luis Navarro ran towards the danger so that others could run to safety,” he said.

“That is courage, that is selflessness, and I am deeply grateful to both of them and to every member of the NYPD who works every single day to keep New Yorkers safe,” the mayor added.

Mamdani also condemned the violence at the protest, saying, “Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.”

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) <a href="https://x.com/lawler4ny/status/2031506726940455245?s=20">wrote</a> that Edwards quick actions embody “what our brave men and women in law enforcement do every day—they run toward danger to protect others.”

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) <a href="https://x.com/RepNicole/status/2031431487912849464?s=20">said</a> Edwards “is a hero who ran toward danger just like so many of our police officers & firefighters do.”

Elon Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2031353116776661245?s=20">posted</a>, “Bravo!” alongside the widely shared video of Edwards jumping over the barricade in pursuit of the suspect.

The NYPD also honored Edwards on social media, <a href="https://x.com/NYPDnews/status/2031179948916904113?s=20">posting</a>: “Some heroes wear capes—Chief Aaron Edwards wears blue.”

According to the DOJ, both suspects are charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, use of a weapon of mass destruction, transportation of explosive materials, interstate transportation and receipt of explosives, and unlawful possession of destructive devices.

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