NEW YORK, NY – A suspeted New York City Fire Department EMT was arrested early Sunday morning by police officers with the 68th Precinct.
At around 1:23 am on Sunday, Richard J. Miller was arrested by police in Brooklyn.
On Monday, the New York City Police Department announced it had erroneously reported Miller as an EMT.
“Upon further investigation, it was determined that the below arrested individual is not a member of the FDNY,” the department said.
Miller was charged with forcible touching and sexual abuse. The New York City Police Department did not release any further details regarding Miller’s arrest and charges.
Anyone with information regarding 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.
Ad: Save every day with Amazon Deals: Check out today's daily deals on Amazon.