Carroll, Pat
Lt. John Fitzpatrick can drink all the Bud he wants when he retires.
The NYPD lieutenant at the heart of a Bronx beer brew-haha has filed for retirement — just days after receiving a transfer to a different precinct, the Daily News has learned.
Lt. John Fitzpatrick, head of the 47th Precinct detective squad, got into an argument at the stationhouse last month when Capt. Eddie Edwards woke him up just past midnight while he was looking for another lieutenant.
Fitzpatrick, 44, was asleep in a precinct dorm at the time because he was due back at work early that day, Jan. 11, and had worked late the night before.
Edwards, sources said, then discovered four empty Budweisers in the trash nearby and six full ones in a refrigerator.
He was not found to be unfit for duty.
Nonetheless, the beer find prompted an internal probe by then Chief of Detectives Phil Pulaski — and resulted in unannounced inspections at two other Bronx precincts. Ultimately, the probe was closed and no disciplinary charges were filed.
Fitzpatrick, however, was transferred Feb. 14 to the 46th Precinct. An NYPD spokeswoman said the transfer was an “administrative” move, but sources said it was in response to the beer find.
Fitzpatrick joined the force in August 1993. Last summer, he took time off to consider retiring after 20 years with the NYPD, sources said. The transfer convinced him it was time to leave, sources said.
Fitzpatrick couldn’t be reached for comment.
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