Good Morning, Brooklyn: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
OFF-DUTY COP CHARGED ON SEVERAL COUNTS: An off-duty police officer has been charged with attempted murder, assault and other related charges for allegedly punching, pistol-whipping and shooting a man last month outside of a lounge in Canarsie. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez identified the defendant as Larry Valdemar, 37, a 16-year veteran of the NYPD last assigned to the 104th Precinct in Queens, who allegedly got into a verbal argument inside Chloe’s Restaurant and Lounge at Avenue L and East 94th Street, when the victim, a 32-year-old man, attempted to intervene.
Valdemar who was arraigned on Monday before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Eugene Guarino, was ordered held on bail of $35,000 cash or $75,000 bond and to return to court on July 13, 2022. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison if convicted of the top count.
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EMT TRAINEES GRADUATE TODAY: Acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh will preside over a graduation ceremony for 147 Emergency Medical Technicians this morning at the Christian Cultural Center, 12020 Flatlands Ave. Their 13-week training encompassed CPR; patient medical and trauma assessments; oxygen and ventilation skills; management of hypotension and fractures; spinal immobilization and emergency childbirth; and emergency vehicle operation.