Edel Sanchez – New York City Police Department

NYPD Sergeant charged with felony strangulation, assault, and harassment after he allegedly pinned down and choked his wife in Queens in Feb. 2018. His criminal case was sealed without a public outcome, but an NYPD disciplinary trial in April 2021 found him guilty of choking his wife, supported by evidence of her bruises. Instead of termination, Sanchez was docked 26 days’ pay, lost 30 vacation days, and was put on a year of dismissal probation (facing firing if he reoffended). He returned to full duty with his firearm, working in the transit bureau’s anti-terrorism unit, remaining on the force despite the domestic violence incident.

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