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Brooklyn Cop Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute, Police Say

April 29, 2013 6:16pm | Updated April 29, 2013 6:16pm
 NYPD police officer Sony Joseph, 34, was arrested for an alleged assault early Monday, April 29, 2013, authorities say.
NYPD police officer Sony Joseph, 34, was arrested for an alleged assault early Monday, April 29, 2013, authorities say.
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Spencer Platt

BROOKLYN — A city cop was charged with assault early Monday following a domestic dispute at his Brooklyn home, the NYPD said.

Police officer Sony Joseph, 34, was arrested just after 5 a.m. within the 76th Precinct, which covers Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook and parts of Gowanus, a police source said.

Joseph worked in Brooklyn, cops said. He has been a member of the NYPD since 2002.

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