Queens, NY – Cops Probed in Bogus Summons Scam

Queens, NY – Two rookie cops are under investigation for a scam involving overtime pay and possibly bogus summonses.

The officers, assigned to the 113th Precinct, wrote nearly 40 red light and seat belt summonses in one tour — a number considered difficult to reach, in part because the officers were working their regular tour responding to 911 calls.

A few days later, a sergeant realized the officers had submitted fraudulent overtime paperwork. The officers wrote the summonses during a regular patrol tour — then tried to claim they wrote the summonses working overtime.

The question now is did they issue summonses without cause and to meet a quota. “Did they stop people for no reason? Did they use names from summonses they had previously issued? Forty summons in one tour is real difficult if you’re also responding to calls,” said one police source.

The officers have served 30-day suspensions without pay and are now on modified duty, working in administrative positions.

Departmental charges have not yet been filed against them, as IAB is conducting their investigation.