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The Liffey Bar II on Broadway in Inwood is at the center of a NYPDN Internal Affairs probe after cops failed to arrest off-duty corrections officer Manuel Peralta after he allegedly pulled a gun and demanded free beer.
An off-duty correction officer allegedly pulled a gun on an Inwood bar owner who refused to give him a free beer — and the NYPD has opened two investigations into why cops didn’t arrest him.
Kirby Mannix, owner of The Liffey II Bar on Broadway, wants Manuel Peralta, 38, behind bars for the pistol-waving Oct. 12 incident.
According to Mannix, a drunk Peralta announced he was an undercover officer “on the job,” waved his weapon and screamed, “I have a gun!I have a gun!”
Mannix said Peralta threw his tantrum because the bar owner demanding payment for a $ 4.50 bottle of Coors Light.
Five cops from the 34th Precinct — four officers and a sergeant — then declined to arrest Peralta.
“I don’t think a crime was committed,” one of the officers said, according to Mannix.
Mannix reached out to uptown police brass, who referred the mishap to the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau.
“There is a criminal investigation and an internal investigation,” 34th Precinct commander Inspector Barry Buzzetti said at a recent community meeting.
Buzzetti disputed Mannix’ version, saying police believe that Peralta never pulled a gun.
“The two accounts are at odd with each,” Buzzetti said.
The NYPD and the Department of Correction did not respond to requests for comment. And Peralta could not be reached.
Meanwhile, the 50-year-old Mannix griped he’s being “stonewalled.”
“It appears they are covering up for some guy who is licensed to carry a gun. He came in here and pulled a gun for no reason,” Mannix said.
“He’s not charged so I can’t file an order of protection,” Mannix said. “He’s a danger to the general public.”
The Liffey Bar is named after the river at the heart of Dublin, Ireland.
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