Cop Accused of Arresting Girl, Telling Bro to Date Her

An NYPD officer is accused of passing along personal information about a teenage arrestee to his younger brother and advising the lad to ask her out on a date. In an "exclusive" article headlined "Busted & Lusted," the Post reports that 27-year-old officer Shan France is being investigated for allegedly giving 15-year-old Destiny Russo's contact info to his sibling. Her lawyer says that France's brother found her MySpace profile and wrote, "My brother gave me your information and said we should hook up."

Russo (pictured) is charged with robbery and assault of a 15-year-old girl in Queens; the Post has it that Russo joined two other girls in punching and kicking the victim in the face, head and back. They allegedly stole $7 from the victim's hand and from inside her bra, then held her by the hair, stripped her naked, and forced her to run home nude. So you can see why Officer France would think she was quite a catch!

But no, Russo was not wooed by what might be the most ill-conceived hook-up attempt ever. Of course, both Officer France, a former Olympic long-jumper from Guyana, and his brother deny that it ever happened. By the way, the last time France was in the news was back in 2005 when he chased down a suspect in a violent home invasion robbery in Queens. At the time, he was training for the 2006 World Championships and was a wide-receiver for the NYPD football team who went by the nicknames Flash, Franchise and Speedy.

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By John Del Signore in News on December 16, 2008 9:20 AM

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jimbobklyn

you can not make this stuff up.

mangusta

Why's she got Gary Coleman hiding in her closet?

whantmoore

I wish I had a older brother who would do that for me LOL. And that's why I am not a cop some people forget that people are people weather you have a gun and a badge or not. Some people are good and some are not so good no matter what they do for a living

jaycjay

"17-year-old Destiny Russo's"

According to the Post article she's 15, not 17 ("just shy of sweet 16"). It's the cop's brother who that article says is 17.

jaycjay

"She's pretend slut. For the real deal, running away naked is nothing to freak out about."

It was her alleged victim who was "forced to run home nude," not her.

Wza

lol zodak and felix

MrCow

dumbshit

NannyState

She's pretend slut. For the real deal, running away naked is nothing to freak out about.

Felix Hoenikker

Given the look of her and her behavior, if the brother did hit it, I'd bet she was a freak in the sack.

zodak

she's in my top 8

Felix Hoenikker

I am your density!

r1b2

All for $7? Schmuck.

chris

It wasn't always a stripper name. And given the economy maybe you'll start seeing some Carolines and Chelseas on the pole.

MrManhattan

Definitely my first pick as a future sister-in-law.

And when did people start naming kids after'70s high school rock bands?

belated

People like Russo will amount to nothing and are a total waste of our resources.

Destiny Russo

fuck u

Brado

Stay classy Queens

fugothamist

the next American Idol!

r1b2

When her parents named her Destiny, did they dream she'd grow up to dance on the pole? Why do folks give their daughters stripper/ porn names? Why are there still so many Madisons/ Tiffanys/ etc?