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Off-Duty NYPD Cop Arrested for Allegedly Choking Wife

Wil Cruz

By Wil Cruz on July 10, 2012 8:36am

An off-duty cop was arrested for allegedly choking his wife on July 10, 2012

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BROOKLYN — An off-duty city cop was arrested early Tuesday for allegedly choking his wife, police said.

Kofi Nsafoah, 36, was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. after an apparent fight with his wife, cops said.

Police said the altercation happened in the vicinity of the 61st Precinct, which polices Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach and Gerritsen Beach. They declined to provide a specific address.

It was unclear how seriously the woman was injured.

Nsafoah was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, police said.

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