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Off-duty NYPD officer arrested in Manhattan: police

By Erin Pflaumer,

3 hours ago

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested early Tuesday morning in Manhattan, according to authorities.

Darwin Mejia, 38, was taken into custody around 2:45 a.m.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018 . She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here .

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