NYPD cop with COVID-19 sidelines a quarter of force sent to DC


A boneheaded NYPD cop took a bus with about 50 other officers to Washington DC to help with inauguration security while awaiting results of a coronavirus test, learned he was positive after arriving — and forced the entire contingent to hole up in their hotels rather than do their jobs, The Post has learned.

The cop, one of a total of 200 officers who took four buses to the nation’s capital, was notified by his doctor after arriving on Sunday that he had CVOVID-19, police sources said.

The entire busload of roughly 50 officers was then forced to quarantine, the source added.

The officer was believed to be assigned to a precinct in Staten Island.

“Unreal,” one source quipped. “Are you not surprise by this?”

The department sent the cops down to DC after district officials requested the assistance of law enforcement from around the country after the deadly Capitol siege.

US Presidential inauguration, preparations

Two NYPD officers seen near a checkpoint prior to the inaugural ceremony for Joe Biden on January 21, 2021.

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NYPD officers arrive at Washington DC in multiple buses ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 21, 2021.

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More than 25,000 National Guard members were also stationed in DC for Inauguration Day.

The NYPD did not immediately respond for comment.

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