SHE'S SOME LOSER
Thief gets cop’s gun, ammo, vest
An NYPD Internal Affairs cop was suspended for leaving nearly everything she needs for her job in her parked car — which a thief cleaned out on a Brooklyn street, police sources told The Post on Wednesday. Her service weapon: gone. Ammo: gone. Her police-issued phone and radio: gone.
Her vest, handcuffs and duty belt: gone.
Milagros Torres, 38, had to sheepishly walk into the 88th Precinct station house and admit that she left the paraphernalia in the trunk of her 2016 Honda Civic, sources said.
And she could only tell cops she thought she locked the car, according to the sources, but there were no signs of a break-in.
The careless cop has previously joked online about losing her valuables, posting a meme on Facebook in September 2015 that features a photo of 1970s TV star Lynda Carter in her role as “Wonder Woman.”
“I AM ‘WONDER WOMAN,’ ” the image says.
“I WONDER WHERE I LEFT MY KEYS, I WONDER WHERE I PUT MY PURSE, I WONDER WHERE MY MONEY WENT.”
Torres told cops she parked her car near her apartment around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, sources said.
But when she went back around 1:20 p.m., the glove compartment was open and everything had been dumped on the passenger seat, sources said.
Torres told cops she then checked the trunk and noticed her 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol was gone, along with three magazines of ammunition totalling 46 cartridges, a collapsible baton, pepper spray and two sets of handcuffs.
She also lost her bulletproof vest, duty belt, police radio, NYPD-issued smartphone and a flashlight, as well as two pairs of designer sunglasses — Prada and Salvatore Ferragamo — and some newly purchased clothing from “Fashion to Figure,” sources said.
Torres joined the NYPD in 2004 and was previously assigned to “homeless outreach,” sources said.
During fiscal 2017, she earned $115,323, of which around $30,000 was overtime, records show.
Torres was suspended without pay for “failure to properly safeguard department property,” said an NYPD spokesman who declined to discuss the matter further.
According to the NYPD Patrol Guide, “loss of Department property” is a “Schedule ‘B’ violation” punishable at the precinct level and can result in the forfeiture of up to 10 vacation days or accrued time.
But the extent — and dangerousness — of the gear that was stolen from her could result in formal departmental charges and far more severe punishment, sources said.
“Right now, it’s just a really hard time for me,” Torres said when reached by phone Wednesday.