Investigate Sources Who Leaked Williams' Arrest, Says Cumbo

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- City council majority leader Laurie Cumbo wants police to track down Daily News "law enforcement sources" who leaked Jumaane Williams' 2009 sealed arrest report and whom she suggests broke the law.

"According to the story, 'law enforcement sources' provided the contents of sealed records, apparently to political campaigns for political gain," Cumbo wrote in her letter to the Inspector General on Sunday.

"I request that you immediately open up an investigation of whether law enforcement - presumably NYPD personnel - violated City policies."

Cumbo, a Democrat, wrote the letter two days before the special election for the city's next Public Advocate and one day after the Daily News broke the story that Williams, the frontrunner candidate, was arrested after an argument with his then-girlfriend in 2009.

"I had a verbal disagreement with my then partner," Williams soon admitted in a public statement.

"Per protocol at the time, an arrest was made. Once details of the situation became clear, the charges were dropped and the case was sealed."

Competing Public Advocate candidates Melissa Mark-Viverito and Nomiki Konst were quick to call for an investigation into Williams' arrest during a press conference in Brooklyn on Monday.

But Cumbo hit back on Twitter, where she posted her letter to the Inspector General and called out those who had spoken against Williams.

"The Inspector General needs to investigate this matter," Cumbo wrote. "Anyone trying to be the Public Advocate should recognize this instead of trying to score political points."

Cumbo's followers split on the matter.

"It was a low-level Trump-like tactic by Nomiki," replied Twitter follower Renato B. "She was doing nothing but campaigning."

"I feel like the public had a right to know about this," retorted Jiwano Starshine. "Because it's clear Mr. Williams was not going to disclose this himself...he should have disclosed this."

Whether or not the law enforcement sources torpedoed Williams' bid to become Public Advocate will become clear Tuesday, when New Yorkers head to the polls to cast their ballots.

A Department of Investigation spokesperson has promised to look into the matter and this story will be updated accordingly.