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Republican House candidate Alison Esposito’s off-duty firearm, police identification and shield were stolen from her unlocked car in a 2016 incident that led to a reprimand by her superiors at the New York Police Department, according to documents obtained by POLITICO.

It was recommended that Esposito, who is challenging first-year Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan in a crucial House district, be docked 20 vacation days for failing to safeguard the firearm, according to a disciplinary record.

The stolen items — including Esposito’s off-duty handgun, described as a Smith & Wesson 9 mm, her NYPD identification card and police officer’s shield — were not recovered, according to an incident report filed with the Cornwall Police Department.

“Like many New Yorkers, Alison fell victim to crime,” Esposito spokesperson Ben Weiner said in a statement. “A criminal, repeat offender, brazenly broke into her vehicle, parked on private property, and stole her bag right from her car, taking with it multiple personal items that were never returned.”

It’s not clear who stole the firearm and other items from Esposito’s car. Weiner in a follow-up conversation said he could not explain how the campaign knows the person is a repeat offender.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    43·
    3 months ago

    doesn’t help your “i’m the public safety candidate” message when you can’t even secure your own property. after being NYPD ffs. “gun laws just lead to only criminals having guns.” thanks, twat, for providing criminals with a gun. and a fucking cop badge

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 months ago

      She believes in both a good guy with a gun and trickle down, at the same time. She is distributing safety!

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    331·
    3 months ago

    Sorry… a reprimand? Even if the gun wasn’t stolen, her ID card was stolen. There could very well have been someone using her card for who knows what sort of crimes.

    But, of course, as usual the bastards protect their own no matter what they are responsible for.

  • andrewta@lemmy.world
    23·
    3 months ago

    That last paragraph sums up what I was thinking. How would they know the person is a repeat offender if they aren’t sure who the person was?

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      18·
      3 months ago

      And “brazenly broke into” is a bit overkill given the fuckin car was UNLOCKED. Nothing necessarily damaged, owner is just a dumbass.

    • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
      12·
      3 months ago

      Because using “repeat offender” let’s them paint it as a result of democrats policy and their voting base is too stupid to realize it.

  • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
    16·
    3 months ago

    I look forward to the inevitable election results showing ~50% of the population thinks someone this careless, nay reckless, is appropriate for the role of legislator.

    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
      5·
      3 months ago

      yeah the use broken into when the car was unlocked seems a bit misleading. I mean no one should go into someones care when its unlocked but man you have a firearm in there or important work documents and you have a responsibility to lock that shit up.

      • Matt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        My company has a policy to keep company equipment in locked trunks, even if most of us just have expensive laptops.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    10·
    3 months ago

    You should get kicked off the force for this level of incompetence. Instead, you get docked vacay days and later run for office.

    Edit:

    “The incident speaks for itself,” New York Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs said in an interview. “It’s great to have a lot to say [about crime], but when you make mistakes like that and are sloppy like that it speaks volumes for the seriousness that you take your job. I would just say it’s certainly not something that helps her argument.”

    There it is.