Two Manhattan cops indicted for alleged drunk driving cover-up of fellow officer as union fumes against DA Bragg | amNewYork

"NYPD officers Michael Galigiuri, 31, (left) and Ryan McLoughlin, 30, were indicted Friday. Photo by Dean Moses Two Manhattan cops were indicted Friday for allegedly attempting to cover up for an off-duty officer who crashed his vehicle in a drunk driving incident back in 2024. Michael Galigiuri, 31, and Ryan McLoughlin, 30, were whisked through the hallway of Manhattan criminal court in handcuffs as fellow cops looked on."

"According to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, both men attempted to cover for a fellow cop, who, in a drunken stupor, crashed his vehicle in Chelsea. Prosecutors say the incident unfolded near the corner of West 26th Street and 8th Avenue at just before 10:18 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2024. A bystander called 911, reporting that the intoxicated driver of an SUV had careened into another vehicle."

"Court documents indicated that the driver, identifeid Eli Garcia, approached Galigiuri and McLoughlin after they arrived on the scene and told them he was a police officer. To prove that, he flashed a badge but struggled to provide his license and did not hand over the vehicle registration. The unsealed indictment alleges that Galigiuri intentionally positioned his body-worn camera so it did not fully capture the interaction. Prosecutors say both Galigiuri and McLoughlin then allegedly stopped communicating verbally and began texting one another on their personal cell phones."

Two Manhattan police officers, Michael Galigiuri, 31, and Ryan McLoughlin, 30, were indicted for allegedly attempting to conceal an off-duty colleague’s drunken crash in Chelsea on Oct. 16, 2024. A bystander called 911 after an SUV careened into another vehicle around West 26th Street and 8th Avenue shortly before 10:18 p.m. The driver, identified as Eli Garcia, flashed a badge but struggled to provide license or registration. Court documents allege Galigiuri positioned his body-worn camera to avoid full capture and that both officers switched to texting one another instead of speaking on scene. Union members filled the courtroom and criticized the prosecution.

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