Crime & Safety
NYPD Recruit Arrested On Prostitution Charge In Brooklyn: Cops
An NYPD recruit was arrested in Brooklyn Thursday and charged with patronizing prostitution, police said.
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EAST NEW YORK, NY — An NYPD recruit faced a prostitution charge after being arrested in Brooklyn early Thursday morning, police said.
Diangelo Pena, 26, was arrested Thursday at about 12:30 a.m. in Brooklyn's 75th Precinct, which covers East New York, New Lots and Cypress Hills, according to the NYPD.
Little else was shared by police officials about the incident that landed Pena a patronizing prostitution charge, according to the NYPD.
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A handful of other city employees were arrested in New York City this week, including a corrections employee in Queens and an FDNY EMT arrested in Brooklyn.
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