New York Detective Steals During Police Raid
BY Herschel Smith
9 years, 7 months ago
A New York police detective has been suspended after a surveillance video appeared to show him taking money from a Brooklyn deli during a sweep of the store for loose cigarettes.
The detective, Ian Cyrus, 49, who was assigned to the Brooklyn North narcotics unit, was suspended “based on the nature of the allegations in this incident, in addition to the video provided to us,” Stephen Davis, the top spokesman for the Police Department, said in a statement on Thursday.
Detective Cyrus’s supervisor in the narcotics unit, Sgt. Fritz Glemaud, 44, has been placed on modified duty, Mr. Davis added.
The police said the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Brooklyn district attorney’s office were conducting a joint investigation of the episode.
WABC-TV obtained surveillance footage taken of the counter area last Friday night at Yemen Deli & Grocery, in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Gosh, I hate it when that happens to me. I remember the last time I was caught stealing when I ran into a store with a gun pointing it at people. The pictures they took weren’t very flattering. One of them made me look fat.
On April 15, 2015 at 11:58 am, Archer said:
Does the NYPD frequently “sweep” businesses looking for loose cigarettes? Is this a random phenomenon, or did they have some basis – some “probable cause”, as it were – for “sweeping” this particular store?
Either way, if you or I were caught on video swiping cash from a store’s register, we’d be facing significantly more than “modified duty”.
On April 15, 2015 at 3:02 pm, Jack Crabb said:
Well, at least no one was killed in this “loosie” incident…
On April 16, 2015 at 11:25 am, Archer said:
True, but given the NYPD’s … colorful history with firearms incidents, I credit blind luck and the grace of God more than responsible gun handling for that.
On April 15, 2015 at 6:46 pm, Ned Weatherby said:
“Does the NYPD frequently “sweep” businesses looking for loose cigarettes?” In any event, the citizenry of NYC must feel so much safer…
On April 15, 2015 at 3:02 pm, Jack Crabb said:
So, it seems the count is up to 3 now. This pig would have gotten away with it if not for the video. Same as the murderer in North Charleston and the 73-year old idiot that didn’t know the difference between a Taser and a handgun.
On April 15, 2015 at 6:45 pm, Ned Weatherby said:
I know what you mean, Herschel. I hate it when my LEO JBT uniform makes my butt look big while I’m terrorizing patrons of a deli.