NYPD detectives claim a special Internal Affairs Bureau tow truck team that has been "unfairly" hauling away their unmarked cars left a murder witness stranded outside a courthouse. After the homicide witness—who had been threatened about cooperating with police—finished giving anonymous testimony in court, a detective was supposed to quickly and surreptitiously drive the witness home, said detectives union president Michael Palladino. But that couldn't happen, because the detective's car had been towed.
Detectives claim the Internal Affairs tow truck team targets their unmarked vehicles because it would be embarrassing for the force if illegally parked patrol cars were regularly impounded. The NYPD, and Mayor Bloomberg, say the detectives wouldn't have any trouble if they didn't park in front of fire hydrants, bus stops, crosswalks, or on sidewalks, 1010WINS reports.
Palladino says the NYPD is harassing its own detectives. "Policing the police is one thing. This is a simple harassment of the police when they're trying to perform their duties," he said.
