Retired cop in gunfight during apparent robbery attempt

New York Post ^ | 5 August, 2018 | Tina Moore and Ben Feuerherd

[marktwain]

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A retired NYPD detective sitting in a Bentley with bulletproof glass got into a gunfight with a man he says tried to swipe his Rolex in Brooklyn Sunday, police said.

Former Detective Robert Santos told cops he was in his 2010 luxury ride outside his dad’s home in East New York at about 3:50 a.m. when “a guy walks up, points a gun at him and says, ‘Give me your Rolex,’ ” a high-ranking police source told The Post.

Santos, 46, “puts the watch on the seat. He then gets out of the car and gets into a gunfight with the guy,” the source said.

The would-be robber — described as between 35 and 45 years old and last seen wearing light-colored clothing — fled, police said.

Cops were scouring hospitals in case he was struck by a bullet, sources said.

The cop, who retired in 2013 after 21 years, wasn’t shot — but his 2010 Bentley took a few slugs. He was taken to an area hospital for ringing in his ears.

[marktwain]

Police Detective retired at age 41 with 21 years of service.

Now driving an armored Bentley with a Rolex on his wrist...

Being a NYPD officer must pay very well indeed...

[21twelve]

Does he have to wait until 63 or whatever before he can collect his pension? I’m guessing not. Probably has to work part-time jobs. I’m guessing he isn’t working down at Home Depot though.

[allendale]

There just might be a few details left out of that story.

[2banana]

Retired cops get a 2nd amendment. The serfs who pay their pension don’t...

[posterchild]

I would hope a police officer with 21 years of experience would be able to give a better description of the perp.

[smokingfrog]

seems odd..

[marktwain]

There just might be a few details left out of that story.

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Probably. The gunfight happened about 3:30 a.m.

It appears that he left the P.D. under a cloud, as he was kicked out of the terrorism task force two years before he retired.

He has only been retired five years. His Linkedin site lists him as being in the Greater New York City Area.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-santos-8771348b/

Maybe he is just a very frugal person, got the armored Bentley as a great deal on a auction site, was given the Rolex by appreciative colleagues.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Being a NYPD officer must pay very well indeed...

That may be the real crime here. Having said that, depending on his experiences and credentials earned at NYPD, he may have moved onto a lucrative private security career.

[Red Badger]

[Mears]

They can collect a pension in their forties-—after 20 years service.

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[TADSLOS]

It’s all about connections.

[riverrunner]

Easy to get the same retirement benefits. Move to New York apply to the police department get hired.

But up with the job for how ever many years it takes.

Collect benefits.

[oldplayer]

There just might be a few details left out of that story.

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No kiddin’!

[shotgun]

Do they not allow their officers any range time? Seems like all of these NYPD shootouts that no one actually gets shot but alot of lead sure flies around...

[21twelve]

I’m sure that the stress and danger for a cop in NYC is much more than in my quiet suburban town. But how do you figure out the extra compensation? I guess the old supply and demand would figure that out. Although I imagine that the police union won’t let that happen.

Just like the article awhile ago about the guys working at the docks in Seattle. Salary is about $165,000 a year, and benefits were another $120,000 a year iirc. I imagine if it was just supply and demand, working on the docks you could get lots of workers at $80,000 or less a year.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

His house is paid off too.
Aren’t guns illegal in NYC? Is he in jail? Why not?

[Mears]

They can have a gun after retirement.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I get it. My point was that the 2A is spat on in NYC and your average Tom, Dick, and Harry don’t get the same rights.

[RinaseaofDs]

Yeah . . .

a 2010 Bentley? and a Rolex . . .

[dragnet2]

A retired NYPD detective sitting in a Bentley with bulletproof glass and wearing a Rolex.

And they wonder why the tax payers are being choked off and economically gang banged.