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Fox 5's Mike Sheehan Arrested After Hitting A Mounted Cop
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 31, 2009
Modified Mar 31, 2009
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Fox 5 senior correspondent Mike Sheehan was arrested last night "after a traffic accident involving his car and an NYPD officer on a horse," his own station reports. The incident occurred at North Moore Street in Tribeca at 10:26 p.m.—the Post say says Sheehan "slammed his car into a police horse" that was going against the traffic. The Post and Fox 5 are both owned by the News Corp.
Sheehan, who retired as a NYPD detective in 1993, allegedly refused to submit to a sobriety. "He was arrested and charged with causing an injury to a police animal and failing to take a Breathalyzer test," according to the Post. The police officer had an injury on his leg and the police horse "bolted from the crash scene and was found about a block away with minor injuries to its right leg and chest." Aw.
Sheehan was released on his own recognizance and Fox 5 says its management "is aware of the matter and is reviewing it." Earlier this month, Sheehan told the Daily News, "When I go back to lecture [police groups], the first question I get is always, 'How the hell did a homicide detective like yourself make the switch?' The two jobs are similar. You're going up and down the same stairs. You're still searching for the truth."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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