Crime & Safety

NYPD Cop Shoves Ex-Girlfriend In Queens, Arrested: Police, Report

Aneal Mahabir, 23, faces assault and harassment charges after his arrest in what police called a domestic incident Saturday, cops said.

An NYPD cop was arrested Saturday, authorities said.
An NYPD cop was arrested Saturday, authorities said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

QUEENS, NY — An off-duty NYPD officer shoved his ex-girlfriend to the ground in a domestic assault, according to cops and reports.

Aneal Mahabir, 23, faces assault and harassment charges after his arrest Saturday, authorities said.

Police said they arrested Mahabir about 11 p.m. following what they called a domestic incident between him and his former girlfriend.

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Mahabir had shoved the woman in her South Ozone Park home, the New York Daily News reported. He's assigned to the 75th Precinct in East New York.

NYPD officials referred Patch's questions to the Queens district attorney's office.

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