Former NYPD Cop: Faulty Pepper Spray Ended Career

A former NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that a malfunctioning mace canister allowed a perp to fracture her wrist, ending her law enforcement career.

September 29, 2013

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.A former NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that a malfunctioning mace canister allowed a perp to fracture her wrist, ending her law enforcement career, reports the New York Daily News.

Former Officer Brenderline Blake, 40, claims she attempted to arrest a suspect in the Macy Avenue subway station in Williamsburg three years ago, when her pepper-spray failed.

Blake left the NYPD with three-quarters disability pay and is asking for unspecified damages.

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