Early this morning, another cop spotted Officer Malaika T. Mebane, 38, standing in a jail cell with a female prisoner inside the 35th District's headquarters, at Broad and Champlost streets, authorities said. The officer reported the situation to a supervisor, who later contacted Internal Affairs investigators.
The cell was held as a possible crime scene. Police said the prisoner later told investigators that Mebane, a 17-year veteran, had asked her to perform oral sex on him. Mebane was charged with attempted sexual assault and related offenses. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey suspended Mebane for 30 days with the intent to dismiss.
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yep, lost pension and career, and he has his pic in the papers for all to see... friends, former classmates, family, elderly relatives... all of whom will involuntarily have a mental image of what he did... it's almost as if he wanted to get caught, doing that on the job.— whsmith- yep, lost pension and career, and he has his pic in the papers for all to see... friends, former classmates, family, elderly relatives... all of whom will involuntarily have a mental image of what he did... it's almost as if he wanted to get caught, doing that on the job.— whsmith
- yep, a lost pension and career... not to mention a lost dignity. his pic and name in the paper for all to see, including elderly relatives, former classmates, and friends. all of whom will unfortunately, involuntarily conjure up a mental image of the act... *shudder* how desparate can you get?— whsmith
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- Should have been a "Rethuglican"...— Swyve
- Should have been a "Rethuglican"...— Swyve
- Swyve...I bet he is a Democrat.. Rememeber the Dems are for the poor and those poor Minorities as well... HMMM but yet those making over 200K, you know the people who BARRY wants to tax because they are too RICH... 57% of all people making over 200K indentify themselves as DEMORATS...
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- I agree with mensaman, Ramsey acted too harshly, 30 days without pay and some sensitivity training. We still have yet to hear from the FOP— eicholson
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- I was viewing these comments and, my God, do you idiots really believe politcal choices have ANYTHING to do with his decisions? It's shows your level ignorance and stupidity. Not to mention, the majority of you have already convicted him before he's ever been tried. You have NO idea what prompted the accusation, or whether or not it's even true. Get the ENTIRE facts before you convict someone. One day, it could be you accused of raping a person and how would you feel if the worrld convicted you before your trial?— dimondgrl420
Dana DiFilippo has covered murder, mayhem and miscellany at the Daily News since 2000. She grew up in Delaware County and studied journalism and photography at Penn State University. E-mail tips to difilid@phillynews.com.
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Stephanie Farr has been reporting for the Daily News since 2007, covering everything from gay porn stars who entered the burglary business to moon trees, skinheads, murders and naked bike rides. She covers crime, both in the city and suburbs, and keeps clippings of bizarre Associated Press articles. Her favorite this year was the story about the drunk in Punxsutawney who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a dead opossum. E-mail tips to farrs@phillynews.com.
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Phillip Lucas joined the Daily News crime team in 2011. He grew up on the mean streets of Seattle and studied journalism and psychology at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Before landing in the City of Brotherly Love, Phillip was a reporter for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del. Email tips to lucasp@phillynews.com.
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Morgan Zalot is the newest crime reporter at the Daily News, starting in 2011 after interning at the paper twice as a Temple University journalism student. In her past stints at the DN, she covered just about everything, from drunken Phillies fans to a barber shop in a high school to a grisly murder-suicide. She’s a born-and-raised Philly girl who grew up in the Northeast. E-mail tips to zalotm@philly.com.
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