NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was suspended after an out-of-control road rage incident in Long Island where he followed the driver home and threatened the man’s family with a gun, officials said Monday.
It’s not clear why Douglas Debonet, 32, became enraged behind the wheel at Old Town Rd. and County Rd. 83 in Selden, L.I. on Saturday, but according to Suffolk County police at about 11:20 a.m. the officer got in an argument with another driver, got out of his car and broke the driver’s side mirror of the offending vehicle before speeding off.
Later that day, Debonet showed up at the driver’s house, waved a gun in his father’s face and threatened him, cops said.
