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A NYPD cop is under investigation after she was seen on the back of a dirt bike less than a week after the NYPD announced a crackdown of illegal dirt bikes and ATVs.
A short video clip, which was obtained by The New York Post, showed the officer not wearing a helmet on the back of the bike in Brooklyn while hugging the rider, who performed stunts while other bikers and motorcyclists looked on.
The NYPD is aware of the incident and is looking into, the newspaper reported.
It's unknown if the officer has been placed on leave during the investigation.
The video came to light just three days after Thursday's joint press event that included Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD officials. They put on a show for the cameras showing how confiscated illegal bikes and ATVs will be destroyed during a at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island.
Dirt bikes and ATVs are not legally permitted on New York City streets, but that law has been largely ignored in recent months.
But the rider involved in
