Crime & Safety

Internal Affairs Cop Drives Drunk To Work In Queens: NYPD, Report

Sgt. Braulio Aponte, 40, drunkenly walked into an Astoria precinct Wednesday after driving, according to cops and a report.

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An NYPD internal affairs cop faces a drunken driving charge, according to police and a report.
An NYPD internal affairs cop faces a drunken driving charge, according to police and a report. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

QUEENS, NY — An NYPD internal affairs cop drunkenly drove to work in Queens, according to police and a report.

Sgt. Braulio Aponte, 40, faces a first-offense drunken driving charge after his arrest Wednesday afternoon, NYPD officials said.

Aponte, who is assigned to the department's Internal Affairs Bureau, was arrested after he unsteadily got out of his car and walked into Astoria's 114th Precinct for work, the New York Daily News first reported.

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Cops arrested the drunken Aponte after he said he drove to work, the report states.

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