Not Only Did He Do That But He Lives In The Neighborhood!

Things that illustrate a lack of good judgement include making a big show of tearing down a cop’s 9/11 memorial that sits directly across the street from the police station at which he once worked:

Adnan Emre, 26, tore down a portion of Officer Paul Talty’s tribute attached to a light post at 50th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, police sources said.

It consisted of 5-inch-by-7-inch picture of the late officer, a cross, a plaque and crossed American and Irish flags. The plaque is inscribed, “Rest in Peace, Paul. We miss you. God Bless.”

Emre ripped down the cross at about 7:52 a.m., cops said, and announced his deed by screaming, “This is political!”

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A passing MTA booth clerk witnessed the vandalism and called cops, who responded from the 108th Precinct station house just down the block.

Emre was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, said a spokeswoman for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. He faces a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

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Emre is a native of Turkey but now lives in Long Island City, police said.

Local residents were outraged by the destruction.

“If I caught him, he’d be dead, the bastard!” fumed Tom Ledden, 71, a long-time Long Island City resident and military veteran.

Sung Park, owner of a deli across the street from Talty’s memorial, said he fondly remembers the cop as a friendly, regular customer:

“I only have good memories of him,” he said.

“Who would do this? He’s a nut. People died on 9/11 and this sicko destroys the memorial? You must be really sick.”