A police official says that the department is ready to arrest Harvey Weinstein for sexually assaulting Lucia Evans.

The NYPD is reportedly ready and prepared to make an arrest on Harvey Weinstein for felony sexual assault, pending a decision from the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

 

On Tuesday, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told the press that the investigation into the sexual assault allegations against the disgraced Hollywood producer was going “very, very well.” When pressed on what the next step would be for the department, Boyce directed further inquiries to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

Later that same day a police official with “direct knowledge of the case” told The Daily Beast that the department is “ready to go with an arrest.”

The NYPD has been investigating five separate sexual assault claims against Weinstein over the past few months, and they’ve concluded that at least one of them warrants an arrest. Read more at TGP.

This is a developing story.

The NYPD has been investigating five separate sexual assault claims against Weinstein over the past few months, and they’ve concluded that at least one of them warrants an arrest. https://t.co/nRI9vBK5Wm

— Rhonda Kazmierski (@KazmierskiR) March 7, 2018

Re: NYPD Is Prepared To Make An Arrest On Harvey #Weinstein –
Do U think he will be indeed arrested?
Killary was not!
Every1 was ready!https://t.co/U7fWCmla07 via @dailycaller

— NeuroEd (@innaroz) March 7, 2018

NYPD is still pretty much openly at war with Vance over his handling of Weinstein, confirming to the daily beast that he has an arrest warrant request on his desk. https://t.co/flrXxnZSKM

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 7, 2018

The NYPD is prepared to collar Harvey Weinstein for felony sexual assault — but is awaiting a nod from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who failed to give the go-ahead for an arrest in 2015. https://t.co/5MvCDXRXZq

— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) March 7, 2018

Why does the NYPD need the DA’s permission to make an arrest? https://t.co/PaLmOpNH9W

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) March 7, 2018