NYPD officer accused of writing fake summonses to car owned by girlfriend's ex

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- An NYPD officer is accused of writing fake summonses to the car owned by his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.

Police Officer Eric Matos allegedly wrote at least six bogus summonses between April and June 2018.
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Most were to the vehicle owned by his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, who is also the father of her children, police said. Matos never pulled the vehicle over, he was just accused of writing the summonses to the car.

The 42-year-old officer was also accused of writing two fake summonses to another woman's vehicle.
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Matos was charged with tampering with public records, perjury, and issuing false certificate, among others.

He was indicted by a grand jury on Staten Island and surrendered Wednesday morning. He was released without bail and is scheduled to return September 23.
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