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Cops Upset Bronx ADA With DWI Busts Is Still Working

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Bronx ADA Jennifer Troiano
Last week, it was revealed that when a prosecutor in the Bronx DA's office facing a 2010 DWI charge was actually also stopped in 2009 for possible drunk driving. But Jennifer Troiano allegedly used her position to get out of the potential arrest. Now it turns out that she's working on over 70 cases, which pisses off some cops; one told the Post, "We don't even have to be arrested to be put on administrative leave or modified duty. Anybody can make an allegation against us and they take away your gun and badge so fast you won't believe it."

Another problem is that a few of Troiano's cases involve cops in the mushrooming NYPD ticket-fixing scandal. According to the Daily News, "Some of Troiano's cases rely on testimony from officers implicated in the ticket-fixing probe, making her situation 'completely untenable,' a law enforcement source said. 'You could have a tainted prosecutor calling tainted cops to the stand,' the source speculated. 'Her caseload is a ticking time bomb.'" One lawyer who is facing Troiano said, "I have no qualms about using her issues if it helps my client and it becomes relevant."

When Troiano was arrested last summer for crashing her car on the Major Deegan, she allegedly slurred to the arresting officer, "No foul, no foul—I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not even supposed to be driving." The cops found she smelled of alcohol and was wandering into traffic, "stumbling and falling down and unable to keep her balance."

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  • loveyourlife

    Is that snooky's sister?

  • when a cop gets put on administrative leave, it takes all of 5 seconds to find another to cover his shift. try to find someone to cover the workload of an ADA....good luck.

  • etypical

    oh c'mon, give the chick a break, she trotted out some serious legalese with "no foul".

  • BoogieDown

    She looks like a real sourpuss.

  • hashedz

    It was all the whiskey sours she drank before the photo was taken.

  • ptginnyc

    Aw isn't that cute, cops don't like it when people get special privileges. ESPECIALLY in the realm of DWIs.

  • petey2

    I think it has more to do with with her going after cops for doing something that she does.

  • Guest

    "Anybody can make an allegation against us and they take away your gun and badge so fast you won't believe it."

    He's right. I don't believe it.

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