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A probationary cop at the Police Academy has been busted on charges of selling marijuana on a Brooklyn street corner, authorities said yesterday. Undercover narcotics cops collared the probationary officer, Hector Serrano, 22, of Queens, after they watched him selling small Ziploc bags of marijuana at the corner of 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park Tuesday night. Cops recovered a small amount of pot and a knife.
Serrano was immediately suspended by the NYPD and faces dismissal from the force because, as a probationary cop, he can be terminated at the discretion of the police commissioner, regardless of the outcome of his criminal case.
At his arraignment yesterday, Serrano, wearing a white T-shirt and baggy basketball-style shorts, stood erect with his hands clasped behind his back as prosecutors described how he was spotted making hand-to-hand sales of marijuana.
His stunned wife and his mother sat teary-eyed and anxious in the courtroom, and later insisted the charges weren't true.
"He's a good father and a good husband," said his wife, asking not to be identified by name.
Serrano was sworn in as a police officer on July 1. To get on the force, he had to clear a background check and pass a urine-drug test.
Authorities said the Brooklyn South narcotics cops saw Serrano make two transactions, and they moved in after he made a third sale.
They grabbed his customer, Alberto Lopez, and recovered the marijuana he had hidden in his sock.
They then swooped in on Serrano, who put up a struggle when he emerged from a nearby apartment building.
A check of his Lexus turned up his newly issued NYPD recruit uniform.
Lopez was charged with marijuana possession and issued a summons. He was released on his own recognizance.
Nice to see that NYC has an active AA hiring policy.
Why test when you are not going to hire only the best?
Serrano was immediately suspended by the NYPD and faces dismissal from the force because, as a probationary cop, he can be terminated at the discretion of the police commissioner, regardless of the outcome of his criminal case.
At his arraignment yesterday, Serrano, wearing a white T-shirt and baggy basketball-style shorts, stood erect with his hands clasped behind his back as prosecutors described how he was spotted making hand-to-hand sales of marijuana.
His stunned wife and his mother sat teary-eyed and anxious in the courtroom, and later insisted the charges weren't true.
"He's a good father and a good husband," said his wife, asking not to be identified by name.
Serrano was sworn in as a police officer on July 1. To get on the force, he had to clear a background check and pass a urine-drug test.
Authorities said the Brooklyn South narcotics cops saw Serrano make two transactions, and they moved in after he made a third sale.
They grabbed his customer, Alberto Lopez, and recovered the marijuana he had hidden in his sock.
They then swooped in on Serrano, who put up a struggle when he emerged from a nearby apartment building.
A check of his Lexus turned up his newly issued NYPD recruit uniform.
Lopez was charged with marijuana possession and issued a summons. He was released on his own recognizance.
Nice to see that NYC has an active AA hiring policy.
Why test when you are not going to hire only the best?
