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Kidnapped Man Is Found Inside a Detective’s Garage
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/ny...in-queens.html
July 28, 2012
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A kidnapped man was found bound and gagged in a police detective’s garage in Queens, leading to the detective’s suspension and the arrest of four other men, the authorities said on Saturday.
The detective, identified by the police as Ondre Johnson, a 17-year veteran of the New York Police Department and a member of a Brooklyn gang investigation unit, told investigators that he did not use the garage and knew nothing about the abduction.
For now, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case, investigators decided they did not have enough evidence to arrest Mr. Johnson.
“A decision was made last night not to lock him up,” the official said. “What you have is an enormous amount of suspicion, but not the hard evidence tying him into it.”
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OK, the idea of a disused garage being employed this way without the owner's knowledge is at least plausible.
But it seems to me that the PD's comments suppose guilt. They'd better be right methinks, or somebody's going to get sued.
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The police found the kidnapping victim on Friday afternoon after tracing a ransom demand made from a telephone being used at Mr. Johnson’s home on 181st Street in Springfield Gardens, Queens.
When officers arrived, they discovered the victim, whose name was not released, in the single-car garage, which is detached from the house at the end of a short driveway.
Mr. Johnson said he lived in one apartment in the two-story house and a cousin lived in the other apartment, according to the law enforcement official. Mr. Johnson said he did not use the garage, the official said.
The police also found a safe containing materials needed to make fake credit cards, including printing presses and unmarked plastic cards, according to the official. Mr. Johnson said he had no knowledge of the contents of the safe, which was discovered in the apartment reportedly used by the cousin.
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If the cop is innocent, it seems that his travails will illustrate the old adage that "murderers will just kill you, to get really messed up takes family."
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