Off-Duty Queens Police Officer Arrested within Confines of 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The American flag is seen at half-mast outside the 52nd Precinct in Norwood on Saturday, March 30, 2024 in tribute to Officer Jonathan Diller (posthumously promoted to detective first grade) who died during a traffic stop encounter in the Far Rockaways, and whose funeral takes place on March 30, 2024.
Photo by Síle Moloney

An off-duty, male, Queens police officer was arrested within the confines of the 52nd Precinct in The Bronx, police said.

An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, July 18, at 3.30 p.m., Officer Elisamuel Samboy, 30, while off-duty, was arrested and charged within the confines of the 52nd Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

Samboy was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing. Norwood News contacted the NYPD to request further details on the circumstances surrounding the arrest. No further information was made available. We will share any further information we receive.

Samboy, who became a police officer in December 2020, has been assigned to the Queens Court Section of the NYPD since September 2023, according to NYPD records. He is presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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