Queens Cop Stole $9K From NYPD To Give His Car A Makeover: DA

QUEENS, NY -- The NYPD Highway Patrol unit budget director used a department-issued credit card in a shopping spree of his own to pimp out his car with $9,000 in police equipment, prosecutors said Thursday.

Edward Rosovich, 35, of Queens, was arrested for allegedly outfitting his personal car with thousands of dollars in lights, sirens and other cop equipment on the department's dime, police said. The 13-year NYPD veteran could now face years behind bars on a slew of felony charges.

Rosovich began the first of many unauthorized charges to "P-card - a department-issued credit card - on Sept. 6, 2016, according to court filings. He allegedly spent $2,253 on six Motorola business radios, six wire earpieces, a charger and a Pelican 1450 case.

He then allegedly snuck two unauthorized truck hitches at $125 each into larger orders on his P-card, according to the complaint.

That November, he allegedly charged a $2,688 haul to his P-card that included lights, speakers and sirens, court filings state.

Rosovich held off on the purchases until Aug. 10, 2017, when bought himself a car clothes hanger and satellite phone for $2,704, prosecutors said. He is alleged to have made his last unauthorized purchase on the NYPD card less than a month later, ordering several GPS detectors and other spy equipment for $1,920.

Between Oct. 13 and April 6, Rosovich was spotted using his personal vehicle equipped with the police gear and even using the lights and sirens to blow through traffic lights, prosecutors said.

He was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of grand larceny, offering a false instrument for filing and official misconduct, police said.

Rosovich was released without bail after his Queens Criminal Court arraignment and ordered to return to court on May 10.

If convicted of the crimes, he faces up to seven years in prison.

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