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NYPD Sergeant Arrested For Assault, Cops Say

April 24, 2013 8:30am | Updated April 24, 2013 8:30am
NYPD Sgt. Solangel Ruiz-Diaz was arrested Tuesday, April 22, 2013, on assault charges.
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NEW YORK CITY — An off-duty NYPD sergeant has been suspended after she was busted for misdemeanor assault on Tuesday, cops said.

Sgt. Solangel Ruiz-Diaz, 49, was arrested and charged Tuesday in the 13th Precinct, which covers Gramercy Park and Kips Bay, according to the NYPD.

Details about the circumstances surrounding the assault were not immediately available, but cops said the incident was not domestic.

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