Bronx off-duty traffic agent busted for leaving scene of accident: NYPD

An off-duty city postulation enforcement agent was arrested for leaving the country of a Bronx accident, but not aft telling the motorist she rammed into that she was “NYPD,” constabulary said Friday.

Robin Artis, 27, was grabbed by constabulary Thursday for the July 17 mishap astatine E. 189th St. and Cambreleng Ave. successful Belmont.

Artis allegedly rear-ended a double-parked car with its hazards flashing, breaking a rear reflector airy and leaving immoderate scratches, cops said.

She stepped retired of the car to look implicit the damage, but erstwhile the different motorist said that they wanted to telephone 911, Artis said “I’m NYPD” and drove disconnected without sharing immoderate information.

The different motorist suffered immoderate backmost symptom successful the crash, constabulary said.

Cops charged Artis with leaving the country of an mishap with an injury. She was fixed a table quality summons and is expected to reply the charges successful tribunal successful a fewer weeks.

Artis earned $46,234 past twelvemonth arsenic a metropolis postulation agent, penning parking tickets and moving postulation along, according to metropolis records.

Traffic enforcement agents are overseen by the NYPD, but they bash not transportation weapons and person nary apprehension powers, according to officials.