"This is the city you're running. You were a cop, right? You piece of s--t. This is how you're keeping the city safe? F---ing animal," Santos said in a video he posted to his account on X.
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In a police report, Santos claims $180 worth of gifts was missing. In the video, he shows shattered glass on the pavement. When Eyewitness News arrived, an attendant was preparing to remove the car with no obvious signs of a break-in. All four windows were raised, intact and appeared unbroken.
The attendant confirmed that Santos had purchased the car from Carvana two weeks ago, but decided several days ago to return it. Nothing in the paperwork, she said, indicated that the car had been broken into.
On Dec. 1, Santos was ousted from Congress over an eye-popping series of lies and allegations that he defrauded his campaign donors. He remains under Federal indictment.
Carvana says a customer would not be required to disclose a broken window and would be encouraged to have it fixed before scheduling a return.
Whether Santos had it repaired in the five hours of daylight was unclear.
A man who works nearby told Eyewitness News that several cars had been broken into much further down the street in recent days, but could not say whether Santos' car was among them.
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"Oh boy the way, did I mention it's a brand new car?" Santos said.
While Santos claims the car was "brand new," it was, in fact, five years old. Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy responded to Santos on social media, writing, "99% sure you broke into the car yourself."
In a post just after midnight, Santos appeared to claim that he fixed his allegedly broken car window at Willets Point, which he called "the junk yard by citi field."
"Stop launching investigations with frivolous intentions and wasting the time of the amazing officers of the 109" police precinct, he tweeted back at Levy. "I know what you are up to and I will love nailing you for your defamation."
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