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Suspended NYPD deputy inspector indicted for coverup of Manhattan drunk driving crash involving gal pal ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
The former commander of Manhattan’s 5th Precinct found himself on the wrong end of a grand jury indictment this week for allegedly covering up his then-girlfriend’s drunk driving after a collision in 2022, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Police Official Charged After a Drunken Commute Ends in a Crash ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
The girlfriend of a deputy inspector with the New York Police Department drunkenly rear-ended a cab while the pair drove in the officer’s police car near Penn Station, Manhattan prosecutors say. Then, according to an indictment, the couple fled, switched places so the inspector was behind the wheel, offered the cabdriver money and lied to a police captain who had been called to the scene.
NYPD inspector accused of sloppy coverup of DUI crash after boozy night at Midtown bar ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
An NYPD inspector let his girlfriend get behind the wheel of his unmarked police SUV after a night out drinking – and then scrambled to cover up evidence that she got into a crash, prosecutors charged Thursday.
NYPD officer covered up drunk driving in department vehicle: DA ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
A high-ranking NYPD official tried to evade drunk driving charges in 2022 by getting a Manhattan bar to delete security camera footage after he downed a dozen drinks inside, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
D.A. Bragg Indicts Right-Wing Extremist For Allegedly Selling Guns From Federal Prison ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
A man that sold guns and gun components to right-wing extremists via a Telegram group chat–from federal prison in Louisiana, no less–has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, after he allegedly sold weaponry to an undercover NYPD officer. One user of the chat reportedly committed the 2022 mass shooting at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, New York, which specifically targeted Black victims.
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment Of NYPD Deputy Inspector For Covering Up Drunk Driving Incident In NYPD Vehicle ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
“This alleged behavior was incredibly dangerous, leading to injuries for one cab driver and putting the safety of many other drivers and pedestrians at risk. Furthermore, this NYPD Deputy Inspector, then a Commanding Officer, allegedly went to great lengths to cover up the incident to avoid responsibility,” said District Attorney Bragg. “We will continue to hold public servants accountable when they violate the public trust.”
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