"NYPD Officer Arrested for On-Duty Fentanyl and Heroin Deals"

A former NYPD officer, Grace Rosa Baez, has been arrested and charged with selling fentanyl and heroin while on duty. Federal prosecutors allege that Baez and her roommate, Cesar Martinez, negotiated drug deals with a confidential source, offering to sell kilogram quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Baez was caught handing over a plastic candy container containing heroin to the source. Law enforcement officers also discovered a kilogram press machine and additional suspected narcotics in their apartment. Baez had been under investigation since 2020 and was placed on modified duty before resigning.