Police: FDNY lieutenant strangles EMT in the middle of a call

Monday, February 19, 2024
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police in Brooklyn arrested an FDNY lieutenant for allegedly assaulting an EMT in the middle of a call.

Police say Neal Francis, 47, attacked an EMT on Saturday in Crown Heights after the two got into a verbal dispute on how to handle a job.
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Francis is stationed at Engine 234 Battalion 38. He is now facing a strangulation charge.



There is no word on the EMT's condition.

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