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Off-duty NYPD officer busted after interfering with NYC car stop: cops, sources

By Amanda Woods2 min readNew York Post
Off-duty NYPD officer busted after interfering with NYC car stop: cops, sourcesOff-duty NYPD officer busted after interfering with NYC car stop: cops, sources

Officer Daniel Almonte, 35, stepped in when he spotted cops interacting with someone who was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. at Dyckman Street and Vermilyea Avenue in Inwood, sources said.

An off-duty NYPD cop was arrested early Friday after he interfered with an Upper Manhattan car stop —grabbing an officer who was conducting it, cops and sources said. 

Officer Daniel Almonte, 35, stepped in when he spotted cops interacting with someone who was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. at Dyckman Street and Vermilyea Avenue in Inwood, law enforcement sources said. 

Almonte – who was not previously involved in the car stop – was given warnings to move back but instead grabbed a cop who was handling the incident, the sources said.

Dyckman St & Vermilyea Ave
Officer Daniel Almonte allegedly grabbed a cop who was invovled in the early Friday car stop at Dyckman Street and Vermilyea Avenue, sources said. Google Maps

Officers then placed Almonte in handcuffs, according to the sources. 

He was charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct, police said. 

Almonte was released with a desk appearance ticket, requiring him to appear in court at a later date, according to prosecutors.

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) patch is seen on an officer's uniform during a regular season MLB game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.
Almonte was charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct, police said. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

He was suspended without pay following the arrest, cops said. 

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