An NYPD detective is in big trouble after showing up to the Ryder Cup in full tactical gear and lying to the Secret Service about being on President Trump’s detail. And it almost worked.
He got it and was only detected after he dropped a gun magazine on the ground.
Here’s more via the New York Post:
An NYPD detective allegedly showed up at the Ryder Cup golf tournament in full gear and claimed he was working security for President Trump — while out on sick leave, The Post has learned.
Det. Melvin Eng, who is now facing administrative charges for theft of services, may have even gotten away with the golf course ruse — had he not dropped his gun magazine in the grass in front of real security personnel, according to law enforcement sources and NYPD documents.
“You’re out sick, what are you doing at the Ryder Cup?” one ticked off veteran cop said about Eng’s alleged stunt. “You can’t do that. And it’s theft of service because you went in for free and then you lied and said you worked for Donald Trump.”
Eng, 46, who is president of the NYPD Asian Jade Society, allegedly showed up at the Farmingdale tournament Friday in full tactical gear and claimed he was working security for the visiting president.
According to the sources, Eng even claimed he was working for the feds.
That was enough to get him into the popular tournament until he dropped his magazine and got booted — and was suspended on Monday for the stunt, the NYPD paperwork shows.
“What if he was looking to hurt someone?” another police source said. “He got in there with his gun, past the secret service, past the state police.”
Reached by phone Wednesday, Eng said, “I’m sorry, I gotta go,” and hung up on a reporter.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He should have never gotten past the Secret Service, and this once again exposes ‘loop holes’ in their planning and protection of President Trump.