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NYPD veteran fired for hitting on women during busts
A cop who survived a line-of-duty shooting was fired from the NYPD after he repeatedly tried to hit on vulnerable women during arrests, according to a newly released disciplinary finding.
Over four days in 2018, Officer Michael Kreiman tried to start a romantic relationship with a woman he arrested for grand larceny, flirted with a woman he believed was a domestic abuse victim and subjected a woman he thought was a drug-addicted prostitute to a series of lurid questions about her sex life, according to the NYPD report.
However, the domestic abuse victim and the prostitute were actually undercover officers conducting "integrity tests" as part of an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation. These are tests conducted to provoke a reaction from law enforcement officers in a typical police situation.
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Over the past decade, Kreiman was repeatedly accused of violating NYPD rules, and nearly lost his job in 2015 when the department put him on "dismissal probation" after drug paraphernalia and hypodermic needles were found in his locker.
He was instructed in a letter "to avoid inappropriate personal relationships with civilians connected to law enforcement action" following several complaints. He still continued to exchange numbers and phone calls with a woman he arrested on Oct. 30, 2018 for grand larceny in hopes of sparking a romantic relationship with her, according to the report. He even met the woman once and talked with her as they drove around in his vehicle.
https://www.ibtimes.sg/veteran-nypd-police-officer-fired-hitting-vulnerable-women-during-arrests-62278
multigraincracker
(32,715 posts)held to a higher standard than those without power. Add 10 years to all convictions of a teacher cop or judge.
OldBaldy1701E
(5,157 posts)But I agree with you. People in such positions are always treated as paragon, and my position has always been that if one wants to be on a pedestal, one should be worthy of being put there. Of course, those in power usually only seem to want to abuse that power for their own ends, so I have little respect for most of them. There are a few that stand out to myself as actual paragons, but these days finding someone who is worthy of real respect as opposed to those who demand it without actually earning it is nigh impossible.
(Rule One: I am always skeptical about anyone who is 'given' respect as part of their position. Being told I have to treat some swaggering cop or smug politician with respect just because they hold that position does not work for me. Sorry.)
Oldtimeralso
(1,937 posts)All elected officials for violation of public trust!!!
malaise
(269,157 posts)THIS
malaise
(269,157 posts)THIS
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Having not done so speaks more to the systemic failures than the individuals actions. He simply should not have gotten the chances over the intervening years to have continued to be a threat to the members of the community.
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)Emile
(22,914 posts)or something even sicker!
multigraincracker
(32,715 posts)All cops need to be tested for steroid use.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Finally fired !
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)ck4829
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(90,364 posts)Emile
(22,914 posts)LOL
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Odd.