NEW YORK, NY – Officers with the New York City Police Department’s 84th Precinct had the difficult task of arresting one of their own Saturday night. The Office of the Deputy Commissioner today announced that 36-year-old New York City Police Department Detective Douglas Connolly has been arrested.
Police charged Connolly with stalking and computer trespass.
The NYPD has not released any further details regarding this arrest. The NYPD confirmed Detective Connolly’s arrest early Sunday morning.
He was arrested in Brooklyn at around 10:35 pm on Saturday.
According to public records, Connolly has had two allegations lodged against him pending litigation involving unauthorized entry of premises and multiple excessive force complaints. He was hired by the NYPD in 2013 and earns $171,000 annually.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/or on Twitter @NYPDTips.