Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'statetrooper'
July 2, 2008
A former FedEx worker turned state trooper is accused of writing phony speeding tickets to get back at a man he had an argument with over a parking spot. The ticketing revenge allegedly began after office Lester Hooper (pictured), an East Flatbush resident who patrols Westchester, and his wife became outraged at a neighbor, Derrick Perry, for not moving his truck back in January. Perry, a house painter, tells the Journal News: "I didn't move......
Continue Reading "State Trooper Arrested for Phony Ticket Vendetta"May 6, 2007
Ensconced at the NJ Governor's Mansion, Drumthwacket, Governor Jon Corzine started to give extensive interviews with the media yesterday. He told the Star-Ledger how a state trooper who responded to his April 12 accident jumped on top of him to shield him from the burning SUV as other responders were trying to put out the fire. Corzine said, "Jimmy Ryan is a hero of unbelievable proportions." Ryan downplayed incident, saying, "That's what our unit......
Continue Reading "Corzine: "How I Am So Fortunate To Be Here""
