A female NYPD officer alleges that her female superior officer yanked her ponytail inside of their Queens precinct, causing injury, in a bid to warn her, in the latest scandal to rock New York’s finest.
Officer Christine Meisner says that Sgt. Nakia Middleton-House told her: ‘You put your hair in a bun or a perp might do this,’ according to the New York Post.
The incident occurred at the 109th Precinct station house in Flushing on January 11, according to the report.
Meisner, 29, said in her complaint that the hair pulling aggravated a previous neck injury that Middleton-House, 48, knew about. Following the yanking, Meisner needed medical attention.
This isn’t the first time that Middleton-House has stepped out of line. In 2018, she was punished after using a police database for non-official business, records show.
The punishment was ‘unrelated to the performance of her duties or official business of the department.’ Middleton-House lost 10 vacation days following an investigation.
Her case was published in an article by ProPublica as an example of the NYPD using loss of vacation days as a favored method of punishment.
The sergeant is a 17-year veteran of the NYPD while Meisner joined the force in 2017. In 2020, Middleton-House attempted to start a side-hustle business selling fake eyelashes named Bossy Blinkz. The company’s website is no longer active.
Public records show that Middleton-House made $160,000 last year. She has been at the 109th precinct since September 2022. Previously, the sergeant was at the 104th precinct and 70th precinct.
The incident comes a month after two NYPD rookies were found to have gotten frisky in an academy bathroom.
Javon Latibeaudiere, 26, and Madelin Ramirez Solano, 21, are said to be in an ongoing relationship but they brought it with them to work, as fellow recruits caught them in a stall.
The pair have been in the police academy since July, with Latibeaudiere having previously served in the Marines.
The NYPD said in a statement at the time: ‘The two officers are suspended. The matter is under internal review.’
