Article 3J983 NYPD Commissioner "troubled" by news of cop arrested for running an international heroin ring

NYPD Commissioner "troubled" by news of cop arrested for running an international heroin ring

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Mark Frauenfelder
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New York Police Department Officer Yessenia Jimenez was arrested by Drug Enforcement Administration agents on weapons and drug trafficking charges following a month long investigation. According to AP, Jimenez "helped her boyfriend run a heroin trafficking ring that spanned from Mexico to New York."

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill is so troubled by the arrest that he suspended Jimenez without pay. "Cops are charged with enforcing the law, not breaking it," he said in a statement. "Today's arrest - for serious allegations of trafficking heroin - are troubling."

Did it really take this long for O'Neill to become troubled about crimes committed by his officers? Here are are a few recent stories about serious misdeeds conducted on his watch:

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