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NYPD detective Christina Cancel gave phony name twice during shoplifting bust

The suspended NYPD detective who worked in Commissioner Edward Caban’s office and allegedly stole from a Long Island Home Depot provided cops with a phony name twice before coughing up her real one, court documents reveal. 

Detective Specialist Christina Cancel, 54, allegedly gave Suffolk County Police the fake name “Lisa Lopez” and a made up date of birth  — even after cops warned she could be charged with false impersonation. 

“The defendant still gave the name of Lisa Lopez birthdate 04.12.1968,” the documents state. 

Cancel is accused of snatching $160 worth of merchandise from the home improvement store on Saturday in Deer Park, Suffolk County Police said. 

Cancel — who made more than $150,000 last year — allegedly stole a six-port charger and Beyond Bright Ultra light worth $128.97 before waltzing out the door at 10:12 a.m., according to the criminal complaint. 

The sticky-fingered detective then allegedly headed back into the store and grabbed a $29.97 USB three-port charger and walked past the registers at around noon, authorities allege. 


The detective who worked in Commissioner Edward Caban’s office gave police the fake name “Lisa Lopez” and a made up birthday. ZUMAPRESS.com

Cancel, a 19-year veteran, used a cart during her shoplifting spree, according to the complaint. 

Before cops brought her to Suffolk’s 1st Precinct, she finally admitted her real name and date of birth, the complaint shows.

She was charged with two counts of petit larceny and false personation.


The detective is accused of stealing $160 worth of merchandise from Home Depot in Deer Park, Suffolk County.
The detective is accused of stealing $160 worth of merchandise from Home Depot in Deer Park, Suffolk County. Google Maps

Cancel, of Hicksville, was suspended without pay, the NYPD said.

The alleged thief worked in the Police Commissioner’s Office since July, the same month Caban was tasked with leading the department. 

It’s not the first time she was disciplined by the NYPD. 

In 2015, she lost 10 days of vacation for using another cop’s password to search the NYPD database. 

Cancel did not return a message left by The Post Thursday night. 

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Woman pronounced dead discovered breathing in Long Island funeral home

A woman seemingly rose from the dead on Long Island over the weekend.

The bizarre case unfolded when the 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson.

But after being transported to the O.B. Davis Funeral Home in Miller Place, the woman was found to be breathing shortly after 2 p.m., police said.

Funeral home staffers made the shocking discovery and the octogenarian was then brought to an area hospital, Suffolk County police said. Her current condition is unknown.

It’s unclear if the woman was declared dead in error or if she experienced a medical episode that could have contributed to her apparent resurrection.

The case has been referred to the New York State Attorney’s Office.

The Long Island funeral home didn’t immediately return a message.

Last week, an Iowa nursing home was fined $10,000 for similarly pronouncing a hospice patient dead and shipping her to a nursing home when she was actually alive.

A funeral home worker unzipped the body bag the 66-year-old woman was inside and found her “gasping for air.”

The staffer called 911 and the woman was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was confirmed to be breathing, but unresponsive.

The woman was returned to hospice and died two days later surrounded by family members.

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