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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Time of India
Masked men attack off-duty NYPD officer, steal gun and leave him injured
Representative Image A uniformed NYPD housing officer, aged 27, was brutally beaten and robbed gun with other things while he was off-duty in the Bronx on Saturday. The incident occurred around 4.10 am on St. Peters Avenue in Parkchester as he walked towards his vehicle after completing his shift. Two assailants, dressed entirely in black, attacked the officer and seized his gun belt containing his weapon from the vehicle. The officer sustained serious injuries, including a fractured eye socket, after the attackers kicked him in the head whilst he lay on the ground, New York Post reported. The victim, whose identity was not disclosed, was transported to a nearby hospital where his condition was reported as stable later that day. During the incident, the officer was speaking on the phone with a colleague when the attackers confronted him. He reportedly pleaded with them, saying "Don't shoot me! I'm a cop!" before they fled the scene. The perpetrators stole multiple items, including the officer's wallet, identification cards, and both his personal and NYPD-issued mobile phones. Law enforcement officials are examining this incident as part of a broader pattern of robberies occurring in the Bronx area, according to sources.
New York Post
25-05-2025
- New York Post
Masked thugs pummel and rob uniformed NYPD housing cop in Bronx and take his gun
An off-duty NYPD housing cop still in uniform was brutally beaten and robbed of his gun and other items by two masked thugs and left unconscious in the Bronx Saturday, police sources said. The 27-year cop had just ended his shift and was walking to his personal car along St. Peters Avenue in Parkchester around 4:10 a.m. when bandits dressed all in black roughed him up and grabbed his gun belt — with the weapon in it — out of the vehicle. The cop, who was not immediately identified, suffered a fractured eye socket after being kicked in the head while lying on the floor, sources said. 3 The cop, who was not immediately identified, suffered a fractured eye socket after being kicked in the head while lying on the floor, sources said. 3 An off-duty NYPD housing cop was brutally beaten and robbed of his gun and other items by two masked thugs. He was taken to a local hospital where he was in stable condition later Saturday. The cop was on the phone with another officer when the thugs approached and pleaded to his attackers, 'Don't shoot me! I'm a cop!' before they took off, a source said. 3 The cop was on the phone with another officer when the thugs approached and pleaded to his attackers. Besides the officer's gun, the masked bandits took off with his wallet, ID cards and his personal and NYPD-issued phones, sources said. Police are investigating the crime as part of a larger Bronx robbery scheme, sources said.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-NYPD commander pleads guilty to off-duty drunk driving crash coverup
A former NYPD commander pleaded guilty Wednesday to covering up an off-duty drunk driving crash with a cabbie on a Midtown Manhattan street in 2022, officials said. Former NYPD deputy inspector Paul Zangrilli, 44, had already been terminated from his high-ranking post — 18 days before he could retire with a full pension. A Manhattan judge sentenced him to a 90-day license suspension and a three-year conditional discharge that prevents him from seeking future employment with the NYPD. Prosecutors said Zangrilli betrayed his badge when he tried to cover up an Aug. 16, 2022 crash with a city cabbie following a night of binge drinking with girlfriend Nikole Rupple, 35, at a Midtown bar. 'Members of law enforcement, particularly those in leadership positions, must obey the laws they are entrusted to enforce,' Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a statement. 'Former Deputy Inspector Zangrilli misused his authority to cover up a dangerous drunk driving incident. Public servants who abuse their positions of power and violate the trust of the people they serve will face consequences.' Prosecutors said the couple spent about three hours at the American Whiskey bar before getting into the inspector's NYPD-issued vehicle and heading home. At the bar, Zangrilli, a 19-year veteran, downed around 10 shots of alcohol, according to court documents. He did not get behind the wheel. Instead he let Rupple drive the city vehicle, even though she had seven shots of alcohol and three beers, the court records said. She didn't get far. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Rupple crashed into a yellow cab at W. 30th St. and 10th Ave. — just a few blocks from the bar — and sped away without stopping. Rupple parked the car a few blocks away on 10th Ave., and the two switched places, officials cabbie caught up with the couple at a red light on W. 34th St. and flagged down a uniformed officer, who pulled over the NYPD vehicle, according to prosecutors. The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct. Zangrilli instructed the uniform officer to leave the area without instructing her to complete a police accident report, officials said. Zangrilli then called a duty captain and informed them his vehicle was involved in a collision. He instucted Rupple to take off, and told the responding duty captain that he was operating the vehicle at the time of the crash, officials said. Zangrilli offered the cab driver $500 and then $1,000 to avoid an insurance exchange, according to prosecutors. Zangrilli then personally called the owner of the bar and asked him to delete the security video of him and Rupple drinking. The footage was erased but during an investigation the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau was able to recover it. He was arrested on June 12, 2024, and was fired from the NYPD in December following a department trial. Zangrilli pleaded guilty to tampering with physical evidence, falsifying business records, obstructing governmental administration, official misconduct and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol. Rupple also pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; she was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge Zangrilli joined the NYPD in January 2005. He was the commanding officer of the Fifth Precinct in Chinatown when the crash occurred.
New York Post
07-05-2025
- New York Post
Disgraced NYPD cop who took mistress on drunken joyride in cruiser dodges jail
A disgraced former NYPD Deputy Inspector has avoided jail after admitting to taking his mistress on a drunken joyride before crashing into a taxi cab. Paul Zangrilli pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drunk driving as well as covering up the incident and was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge, a $750 fine and a 90-day suspended license. Zangrilli smiled at his former lover, Nikole Rupple, as the pair sat next to each other at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse and heard their punishments for their 2022 drunken rampage. The pair had sunk 10 beers and 12 shots between them in the space of three hours at the American Whiskey bar near Penn Station before Zangrilli let Rupple get behind the wheel of his NYPD-issued cruiser at around 5:40 p.m. on August 15, 2022, an indictment from last year stated. 5 Disgraced former NYPD officer Paul Zangrilli. Steven Hirsch Zangrilli was allowed to take an unmarked vehicle — a white Chevy Equinox — for use on official business on the day, ADA Samantha Dworkin told the court. After Rupple crashed into a cab, damaging both vehicles, the pair fled the scene without exchanging information, the court heard. They then stopped and Zangrilli got into the driver's seat and drove off, before the cabbie caught up with their vehicle and flagged down a marked police car, who forced the pair to pull over, the court heard. 5 Zangrilli and his then-mistress, Nikole Rupple (R), went on a drunken joyride in a police cruiser after sinking 22 drinks between them in 3 hours. Steven Hirsch Zangrilli, who was seeing Rupple while still married to his then-wife, tried to conceal evidence of the crash by attempting to bribe the driver of the cab he hit and calling the owner of the bar the pair had been at and asking him to delete their surveillance footage, court papers earlier revealed. 'They nearly got away with it,' Dworkin said. Rupple was never identified as the driver and taxpayers were forced to foot the bill when the livery cab driver sued the city for $75,000, Dworkin said. Fearing 'professional retribution,' lower-ranked officers didn't come forward to testify against Zangrilli, she told the court. 5 Zangrilli avoided jail but was banned from serving in the force and lost his NYPD pension. Steven Hirsch 'That is a reminder of what this case is about,' she added. Rupple, who is reportedly no longer with Zangrilli, shook in court as she was given a one-year conditional discharge and ordered to install and maintain an ignition interlock device in any vehicle she uses during that time. 5 Rupple's lawyer said she wanted to 'get on with her life.' Steven Hirsch She was also ordered to complete the Impaired Driver Program and her license will be suspended for six months. Zangrilli, who led Manhattan's 5th Precinct, had previously been terminated from the NYPD and lost his pension after nearly 20 years on the force, the plea agreement noted. 'I think that the punishment is overkill. It's unfortunate,' Zangrilli's lawyer, Eric Franz, told The Post. 'The man gave so much to so many in this community and the 5th precinct, to the department. He went to the FBI Academy, studied at John Jay. He made a mistake. He didn't want to reveal that his marriage was falling apart and he had a relationship with someone else – that's a purely human thing that happened [that] we should recognize.' Zangrilli had 'lost everything,' Franz added. Rupple, wearing all black, said she wanted to 'get on with her life,' she told The Post via her lawyer, Scott Leemon. 5 Zangrilli was leader of Manhattan's 5th Precinct before the drunken rampage. 'It's been one tiresome ordeal and she's finally glad to put this behind her and get on with her life,' he said. Zangrilli, dressed in a light blue suit and brown shoes, apologized to New Yorkers when asked if he had anything to say by Judge Cori Weston. 'I just want to say I'm sorry to a lot of people, the court, and mostly to the people of New York who rely on me for a long time. Being a member of the NYPD was 100% part of my life,' he said, speaking softly. 'This loss of that career is probably the toughest.' The Manhattan D.A.'s office has spoken following the verdict. 'Members of law enforcement, particularly those in leadership positions, must obey the laws they are entrusted to enforce,' D.A. Alvin Bragg said. 'Former Deputy Inspector Zangrilli misused his authority to cover up a dangerous drunk driving incident. Public servants who abuse their positions of power and violate the trust of the people they serve will face consequences.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former NYPD officer accused of bribery scheme
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A former NYPD officer has been charged in an alleged bribery scheme involving unauthorized searches at criminal court. The information obtained in searches by 54-year-old Richard Arce included confidential reports and warrants, which were exchanged for monetary payments, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Wednesday. More Local News 'This defendant allegedly betrayed his badge when he provided confidential information to people accused of crimes,' Gonzalez said. 'This was a shocking abuse of the trust he was granted and an example of corruption that could have led to serious public safety consequences. We have now indicted him and his alleged bribery partner and will work to hold them responsible.' According to an investigation, Arce was assigned to Brooklyn Criminal Court from March 2021 to February 2023. Arce conducted unauthorized searches for law enforcement information at the request of multiple accomplices, receiving $40 to $50 per search, according to court records. Officials say over 70 unauthorized searches for Raymond Ramos, Alexander Torres, Jesus Cedeno and others were conducted. The searches focused on arrest warrants, police reports and license plates for vehicles owned or operated by Ramos, who has been accused of at least one burglary, records show. Arce conducted these inquiries even though NYPD officers are only permitted to search databases for official business. Arce also allegedly used his NYPD-issued cell phone to transmit the information through text messages, according to officials. In one case, two screenshots obtained by authorities show an accomplice had an active bench warrant from the Bronx. The next day, Arce texted, 'Don't forget the $25 cuz.' Other screenshots obtained by authorities show messages sent about Torres, which indicated he had two suspect warrants. The next day, another person asked Arce for information, to which Arce replied, 'Nope. No $ [money]. No, Honey.' Arce was charged on a 114-count indictment that includes third-degree bribery, conspiracy, unauthorized use of a computer, and official misconduct. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
