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Widow's suit: NYPD cop killed self over female boss' sexual harassment

NYPD Police Officer Matthew Schindler, a married father

Photo credit: Handout | NYPD Police Officer Matthew Schindler, a married father of three, shot and killed himself on Feb. 13, 2012.

An NYPD cop from Long Island who fatally shot himself last year on the side of the Long Island Expressway in Jericho was driven to suicide because of prolonged sexual harassment by his female supervisor, claims a new lawsuit filed by the officer's widow.

Matthew Schindler, 39, a married father of three from Melville, shot himself Feb. 13 after pulling over near Exit 40 in Jericho on his way...

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