Exclusive | NYPD sergeant accused in death threats against podcasters resigns

An NYPD sergeant allegedly made online death threats against two podcasting ex-NYPD cops and their kids, then quit without facing criminal charges, officials confirmed.Retired lieutenants John Macari Jr.and Eric Dym, whose “New York’s Finest: Retired & Unfiltered Podcast” often blasts NYPD leadership, reported a series of online threats in January to the department’s Internal Affairs bureau because they suspected that New York’s Finest were involved.The most alarming posts showed up on Instagram under the handle “allcopsarewoke” or “ACAW.”At least two posts included stock images of children.

One said, “Hopefully nothing happens to your family.Kids are a precious thing.” The other said, “Very nice kids you have.

Hopefully they live a long life.”One post had a photo of a semi-automatic rifle with the message: “ACAW is after your home now.#Stayviligant(sic).” Another showed a US map with roads pointing to Florida — where both ex-cops have homes.

“Our time on Earth is limited.Let’s make it count,” it said.The no-holds-barred podcast on policing has irked NYPD brass.

Among hot topics, the co-hosts and their guests have questioned NYPD stats and disputed Mayor Adams’ boasts that crime is down.In an episode last year, the podcast took aim at a Bronx hotspot favored by the mayor, other top cops and politicians — Con Sofrito — a restaurant and bar owned by former Police Commissioner Ed Caban’s brother Richard, the subject of a city investigation.Soon after Macari and Dym complained about the threats, the NYPD identified the prime suspect as Sgt.Shawn Mohabir, 30, and suspended him without pay, according to records confirmed by a department spokesperson.Mohabir, who made $147,114 after five years on the job, resigned in March.Macari and Dym, both retired since 2022, said they never worked with Mohabir, or even met him.The NYPD would not explain Mohabir’s assignment or duties.

Macari and Dym said they repeatedly asked...