NYPD officer fined for harassing frequent 311 caller with phone messages imitating women, sheep, dolphins and seals

He went beyond the call of duty.An NYPD officer was hit with hefty fines last month for harassing a frequent 311 caller several years ago with phone messages in which the officer imitated a former beau, then played recordings of sheep, dolphins and seals.The childish member of New York’s Finest, Brendan Sullivan, was apparently retaliating against 52-year-old Brooklynite Paul Vogel because Vogel called the complaint line hundreds of times to report police cruisers and FDNY trucks that often park on the city’s sidewalks and crosswalks, according to the New York Times.Sullivan admitted leaving six bizarre messages on Vogel’s phone between March 2021 and January 2022 that ranged from odd to outright creepy — like when the cop imitated a woman’s breathless voice as he pretended to be Vogel’s former lover.“Hi Paul, just calling to see you how you’re doing,” Sullivan said in the recording obtained by The Times.“I thought I saw you on Vanderbilt but I guess not.

I tried to wave you down.”“I just want to let you know that I miss you,” he continued.“I hope you pick up my call next time.

You’re still the best I ever had.I hope you still dream about me.

I love you baby.Bye Paulie V.”In another strange message, Sullivan played recordings of dolphins, seals and sheep cackling and bleating — then hung up.Other times, he chanted Vogel’s first name and demanded he answer his calls.The six voicemails — first reported by Streetsblog, a transportation news site — were revealed after the city’s Department of Investigation began looking into cops who retaliated against New Yorkers who complained about illegal parking.Now Sullivan, a 17-year-vet, will pay the price: a $500 fine to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board, which found he’d tried to “discourage a citizen from exercising his constitutional right about government action,” the Times said.The member of the 77th Precinct — who has since been put on modified duty — will als...