Crime & Safety
Queens NYPD Detective Arrested For Punching Neighbor: Officials
The off-duty detective punched his neighbor during an unspecific argument, according to reports.
QUEENS, NY — A NYPD detective was cuffed and collared by his fellow boys in blue after he had assaulted his neighbor in Queens on Saturday, officials said.
Detective Dwayne James, 45, an 18-year NYPD veteran, was charged with assault and harassment, according to officials.
James, who was assigned to the Emergency Service Unit, was engaged in an off-duty argument with a neighbor when the assault happened, reported the Daily News.
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James was suspended without pay after being arrested, according to the Daily News.
In Brooklyn, an NYPD civilian employee was arrested Monday morning after police sources say he choked and punched a woman in a domestic dispute.
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