NYPD cop forced out over repeated, phony 311 complaints calling lieutenant ‘tranny looking’
A veteran city cop was booted from the force for making nasty 311 complaints about his boss — while also tapping into the NYPD database 500 times to check up on ex-girlfriends, records show.
Aram Bhairam admitted he used the department’s internal computers to run license plates for relatives, including 158 times to track his cousin’s car over a year-and-a-half while he was on the job as one of New York’s Finest, according to online NYPD disciplinary records.
Bhairam, a probationary sergeant who joined the force in 2010, resigned in January, just days before NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban dropped the ax, records show.
In addition to the database violations, he was also found guilty of taking “childish” digs at NYPD Lt. Marlene Hernandez while masquerading as a disgruntled resident.
“I came to precinct the other day and this female in a white shirt who look like a tranny with fillers was giving me attitude about my property,” Bhairam said in a Jan. 14, 2022 complaint, according to online NYPD disciplinary records.
“I feel bad for the cops that gotta deal with her nasty attitude,” the complaint said. “Get rid of that bich.”
On Jan. 19, Bhairam described Hernandez as a “man lady” who was “extremely rude,” and followed it up with a second 311 complaint about “crazy guy dressed as a cop,” the records show.
During four complaints on Feb. 1, 2022, Bhairam described Hernandez as “tranny looking lady,” and suggested she “put her mask on” because “she’s scaring my dogs as I walk by the precinct.
“Mayor Adams please remove the tranny nasty Spanish lady with white shirt she is very rude and has no courtesy and respect for the public or the cops,” the final 311 report said.
NYPD brass didn’t think the anonymous digs were funny — nor take the misuse of department computers lightly.
An investigation into the phony 311 reports was tracked to Bhairam through phone records, with the case then referred to the Internal Affairs Bureau — and ended with the misbehaving cop getting fired in January.
The investigation also uncovered the unauthorized use of the NYPD database, the records show.
According to investigators, Bhairam repeatedly used the database between Dec. 3, 2020 and May 12, 2022, “including checking license plates and arrest histories,” according to the report.
“[Bhairam] went on to admit that he conducted queries on ex-girlfriends’ cars and checked arrest histories of romantic partners several times,” the records said. “He ran license plates of family and friends to check fo outstanding summonses or to see if their driving privileges were suspended.”
At his department trial, Bhairam claimed the 311 calls were meant as “a joke” because he felt Hermandez was ridiculing him behind his back, including allegedly poking fun at a skin condition he suffered from.
He said his repeated use of the department computers was to “help” family and friends and said it was part of his Guyanese culture to help those close to him.
Caban wasn’t swayed by his explanation and signed off on Bhairam’s termination on Jan. 23, dismissing the cop after 14 years on the force.
