Crime & Safety

NYPD Traffic Cop Arrested In Bed-Stuy

Darwin Brathwaite, 23, faces a slew of charges including robbery, authorities said.

Authorities arrested a NYPD traffic cop in Bed-Stuy on Sunday.
Authorities arrested a NYPD traffic cop in Bed-Stuy on Sunday. (Brendan Krisel/Patch)

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A NYPD traffic cop found himself in handcuffs late Sunday on a long list of criminal charges, authorities said.

Darwin Brathwaite, 23, faces charges of robbery, grand larceny, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and harassment, according to the NYPD.

He works as a NYPD traffic agent, authorities said.

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Cops from Bed-Stuy's 79th Precinct arrested him Sunday at 11:01 p.m., authorities said. His arrest followed an argument with his girlfriend, AMNY reported.

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