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Ex-NYPD detective among 4 busted in massive NYC drug ring
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The retired NYPD Emergency Service Unit member is accused of "amassing a small army's worth of illegal firearms... betraying his oath to protect the community he once served," the DA said.
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A former NYPD detective is among four arrested in a massive drug and firearm bust for allegedly conspiring to flood Staten Island with narcotics, prosecutors announced Monday. Philip Pietrunti, who has shown up in headlines before for a shooting in 2015, joined accused ringleader Shanta Sawyer, wife…
The retired NYPD Emergency Service Unit member is accused of "amassing a small army's worth of illegal firearms... betraying his oath to protect the community he once served," the DA said.
A former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective was among four people busted in a drug ring that involved funneling narcotics from Manhattan to Staten Island, authorities said.
