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New York · 2026-10-05

Brooklyn detective forced to retire over false ID claim in warrant case

Amara Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated

The prosecutor he misled testified for him, and Craig kept appearing before Brooklyn grand juries while charges were pending.

Close-up of the NYPD shield and lettering on the door of a police car.
Source article image · Gothamist

An NYPD detective in Brooklyn, Patrick Craig, has been forced to retire after 18 years, according to disciplinary records. He pleaded guilty in June to charges including giving a Brooklyn assistant district attorney false information about a man's identification in a 2022 Coney Island shooting investigation. A department judge described his conduct as "cutting corners."

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office said it knew of the false identification while the case was pending and disclosed it to defense attorneys. It said Craig would not be called as a witness again.

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