"In October 2024, when a caller reported a crash on West 26th Street and 8th Avenue, Garcia, one of the drivers involved, struggled to provide his license and vehicle registration, but showed Caliguuri an NYPD identification card and also had an NYPD placard on his Infinti SUV. Caliguuri supposedly never questioned Garcia about his intoxicated state and positioned his body-worn camera so that it would not capture his interaction with Garcia, before eventually removing it altogether, according to reports from the District Attorney's Office."
"Caliguuri and McLoughin then began communicating through text message on their personal phones out of view of the body-worn camera. Shortly after, Garcia drove away from the scene, without asking or receiving permission to do so. Other than waving their flashlights toward the rear of the fleeing vehicle, the officers made no attempt to stop the vehicle or call over the police radio to report Garcia had fled the scene."
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office charged Michael Caliguiri, 31, and Ryan McLoughin, 30, with tampering with public records, falsifying business records, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. In October 2024, officers responded to a crash on West 26th Street and 8th Avenue involving off-duty officer Eli Garcia. Garcia struggled to provide documentation, showed NYPD identification and a placard on his Infiniti, and appeared intoxicated. Caliguiri allegedly repositioned and removed his body-worn camera, and the two officers exchanged texts out of camera view as Garcia drove away without permission. Garcia was later found intoxicated, arrested, pleaded guilty, sentenced, and resigned from the NYPD.
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