A former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park
for beating a suspect, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park.
An attorney for Burke could not be reached. The Suffolk County District Attorney did not respond to a request for comment.Burke led the Suffolk County Police Department, one of the nation’s largest police forces, between 2012 and 2015, a tumultuous three-year period that ended with the conviction of Burke and multiple other officials on federal charges of obstruction and assault.
He pleaded guilty in 2016 to violating victim Christopher Loeb’s civil rights and obstructing justice for leading a conspiracy to conceal his involvement in the assault. He served 40 months in prison and was released in April 2019. Loeb’s three-year prison sentence was vacated after Burke pleaded guilty. Authorities suspect he was stealing from cars to buy heroin.
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