Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Cop Arrested On Theft Charges Amid Divorce: NYPD
NYPD Officer Matthew Arguinzoni's wife said he tried to take her keys while she held their young child, court records show.
SUNSET PARK, NY — An off-duty NYPD Officer was arrested Friday in Brooklyn after his wife accused him of taking her keys and endangering their child, court records show.
Matthew Arguinzoni, a six-year veteran of the department, on Saturday pleaded not guilty to petit larceny and child endangerment charges, court records show.
The 30-year-old tried to take his wife's keys as she was holding her two-year-old child, according to a complaint filed in Kings County Friday.
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Arguinzoni, most recently assigned to Brooklyn's housing bureau, was arrested Friday about 6:30 p.m. in Brooklyn's 72nd Precinct, which covers Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace.
Court records show Arguinzoni and his wife have been entangled in a divorce since August.
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He's expected back in court in November.
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