Policewoman who doubles as a lingerie model claims she is so hot criminals are happy to be arrested by her

A GORGEOUS policewoman who moonlights as a lingerie model has claimed criminals can’t wait for her to put them in handcuffs.

Samantha Sepulveda, 32, is an officer in Freeport, Long Island, according to a New York government website.

But when she’s not on the beat, the 5ft 2in brunette is posing on the beach in figure-flaunting swimwear, much to the delight of her 110,000 Instagram followers.

Samantha, who doesn’t want to reveal the name of her force, is so hot, she says convicts are happy to be arrested by her.

“I talk men into handcuffs all the time because they don’t want to fight me,” she told 

“You can arrest me any time!” is one of the flirty remarks she often hears at crime scenes.

Samantha, whose earnings are though to be around £114,000 a year, believes being a female constable gives her an advantage at handling tense stand-offs.

“With a female officer, their guard is lowered. There’s less aggression and the situation is defused,” she said.

She recalled the time she was patrolling her small town when a man, who had beaten his wife and threatened to kill cops running after him, was so overwhelmed by her beauty, he froze.

The guy even asked her out on a date as she arrested him, she claims.

Samantha became a policewoman in 2010.

Three years later a friend invited her to model in a runway fashion show for their underwear brand.

The selfie-loving law-enforcer has since travelled the world with her modelling jobs, visiting the UK, Spain, Australia and Nicaragua.

While she admits the provocative campaigns have raised some eyebrows, she insists her sexy photographs “celebrate a woman’s body”.

She told her critics: “If people find the (photos) offensive, close your eyes!”

She said many male officers also work as plumbers or electricians and they do not get criticised.

Samantha, who was born in the Dominican Republic, studied for an MBA in finance before joining the force.

She tones down her look at work, going make-up free and tying her hair back in a ponytail.

“I try to look as masculine as possible,” she said.

But Samantha isn’t the first hot cop turning heads.

German policewoman Adrienne Koleszar has become an internet sensation thanks to the photos she posts on social media flashing her flat stomach, toned legs and muscular arms.

The 31-year-old senior police commissioner has notched up thousands of followers online, where her daily postings have made her a massive hit.