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NYPD Officer Luis Triunfel, 33, was arrested for stealing a safe containing approximately $50,000 in cash and jewelry from his childhood friend’s apartment in the Bronx on August 31. Prosecutors allege that Triunfel used NYPD databases to check the license plate of his victim before the burglary and to monitor the investigation afterward. He also tampered with surveillance cameras at the scene. Triunfel faces charges including burglary, grand larceny, tampering with physical evidence, and computer trespass, and has been suspended without pay from the department.

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Officer Luis Triunfel, a 33-year-old NYPD officer assigned to the 28th Precinct in Central Harlem, was arrested for stealing a safe containing approximately $50,000 worth of jewelry and cash from a childhood friend's apartment in the Bronx. The theft occurred around 12:15 a.m. on August 31 when Triunfel allegedly entered his friend’s Boynton Avenue apartment and stole a black metallic safe with a key lock, which contained $9,500 in cash, $38,500 in gold jewelry, as well as important documents like the victim's passport, car titles, U.S. permanent residency card, and Social Security card.

Triunfel reportedly returned to the apartment later that day to damage a video surveillance system capturing his crime. The officer also used an NYPD-issued cell phone on August 30 to run a license plate search of the victim’s vehicle. Additionally, he accessed the department's database multiple times between September 3 and 7 to check for updates on the investigation.

On Monday, Triunfel again searched the NYPD database using his own name. He was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday night and released on his own recognizance with an order to surrender his passport.

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A NYPD cop was busted for stealing a safe packed with $50,000 in jewelry and cash from his childhood pal’s Bronx apartment – before illicitly using department databases to scour for updates on the investigation, prosecutors and law enforcement sources said.

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🔮 Triunfel – who joined the NYPD in May of 2024 and was assigned to the 28th Precinct in Central Harlem – was released on his own recognizance during his Tuesday night arraignment and ordered to surrender his passport.

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NYPD cop busted for stealing safe packed with $50K in jewelry, cash from pal’s apartment · mixed framing

prosecutors → bust → investigation

Officer Luis Triunfel, 33, allegedly raided his friend’s Boynton Avenue first-floor apartment around 12:15 a.m. Aug. 31 and grabbed a shopping cart that held a single black metallic safe with a key lock, according to a complaint filed in Bronx Criminal Court. uncertain

that → raid → Court

The safe held about $9,500 cash, $38,500 in gold jewelry, the victim’s passport, the title to his cars, his US permanent residency card and his Social Security card, the court doc said. asserted

doc → hold → cars

Later that day, Triunfel went back to the Soundview apartment and damaged the video surveillance system that captured his alleged crime, prosecutors charged. asserted

prosecutors → go → crime

One day before the burglary, Triunfel allegedly used his NYPD-issued cell phone to run a search of the victim’s license plate, according to the DA’s office. uncertain

Triunfel → use → office

Then on Sept. 3 and 7, he allegedly used the department’s database to look up the report on the heist, prosecutors said. uncertain

prosecutors → use → heist

On Monday, he searched the database again for his own name, according to the complaint. uncertain

he → search → complaint

He was arrested that same night and charged with burglary, grand larceny, tampering with physical evidence and computer trespass, police said. asserted

police → arrest → evidence

Triunfel – who joined the NYPD in May of 2024 and was assigned to the 28th Precinct in Central Harlem – was released on his own recognizance during his Tuesday night arraignment and ordered to surrender his passport. uncertain

who → join → passport

He has since been suspended without pay from the NYPD, the department said. asserted

department → suspend → NYPD

His attorney did not immediately return a call for comment. asserted

attorney → return → comment

NYPD cop busted for stealing safe packed with $50K in jewelry, cash from pal’s apartment

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