Crime & Safety
Cop Arrested In Queens After Threatening Wife With Gun: Report
An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested early Friday after his wife reported he'd threatened her while brandishing a gun, a news report says.
QUEENS, NY — An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested in eastern Queens early Friday after his wife reported he'd threatened her while brandishing a gun, according to a news report.
Sazal Roy, 30, faces a charge of menacing after his wife reported the March 1 incident this week, the New York Daily News reported.
He was arrested just after 2 a.m. Friday in the NYPD's 105th Precinct, which covers the stripe of easternmost Queens from Glen Oaks down to Rosedale, according to police.
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Roy joined the NYPD in 2016 and worked in a transit division in Brooklyn, the Daily News reported. The department suspended him without pay following his arrest.
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