A New York police detective was among 18 people indicted for crimes linked to murders, armed robberies and shootings from 2021-2025 in a major gang takedown on Long Island.
Mount Vernon Police Det. Kyren Braunskill was accused of providing illegal firearms to members of the Riverhead-based 48 Gang from 2021-2022 while working for the NYPD as a 911 operator, according to the 57-count indictment announced Friday by Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
Indicted detective was recently promoted
Prosecutors said Braunskill, 34, committed some of the alleged crimes days before joining the Mount Vernon Police Department in December 2022.
Video shows he was just promoted last week…