Off-duty cop threatens nephew at knifepoint during argument with sister over money, NYPD says

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News
Updated ·1 min read

An NYPD officer threatened her nephew at knifepoint in an argument with her sister over money, police said Friday.

Officer Naznin Akter, 29, was charged with assault, criminal mischief, menacing and acting in a manner injuries to a child under 17. The child wasn’t hurt, though it wasn’t immediately clear why Naznin was charged with assault.

The incident happened inside Akter’s Richmond Hill home Thursday night.

Police said Akter wanted money her sister apparently owed her. During the argument she grabbed a knife and her nephew and threatened to harm him, police said.

“Give me the money or I’ll hurt the baby,” she said, according to police.

Naznin, who joined the force in Jan. 2018 and was assigned to a Manhattan Housing Bureau command, was suspended without pay.

Akter was released without bail at her arraignment in Queens criminal court on Friday and is set to return to court on Dec. 6.