Third Precinct Cop Charged with Inappropriate Behavior Resigns

A Nassau County police officer from the resigned today after being charged with in which he allegedly coerced a woman into touching him sexually. 

Garrett Mannerz, 34, was arrested on June 15 following an investigation by the Public Corruption Bureau in conjunction with the Internal Affairs Unit. 

According to Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice, Mannerz stopped a vehicle that was travelling in the vicinity of Hempstead Turnpike and Newbridge Road in East Meadow on Feb. 27, 2011. Three women in their early 20s were inside the car. After performing field sobriety tests on the driver, Mannerz ordered one of the passengers out of the car, asked for her and had the woman walk over to his patrol car where he told her that if she “did something for him,” then he would allow the driver to leave the location without receiving a summons or being charged criminally.

After allowing the women to leave, Mannerz reportedly began to place sexually suggestive calls to the woman.

He was arrested after the victim recorded one of the phone calls and brought it to police. 

Hon. John Kase sentenced Mannerz to 80 hours of community service, issued orders of protection prohibiting Mannerz from contacting the three women who were in the car and granted a conditional discharge.

Mannerz, had served as a Nassau County police officer since November 2005, resigning at 12:25 p.m. on November 2. He is ineligible for a NCPD pension.

“Garrett Mannerz abused his authority by taking advantage of a woman while on duty, and his conduct was a disgrace to the Nassau County Police Department,” Rice said in a statement. “Nassau County is a safer place with Garrett Mannerz off the police force.”