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Nearly three dozen NYPD officers who the department now says never should have been hired or promoted will be allowed to remain on the force, for now, amid the ongoing scandal.
The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards to resign  —  but ...
The department is trying to fire the officers after determining they weren’t qualified to join the force in the first place ...
A state judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing the NYPD from firing police officers who it claims were ...
NYPD ousted 31 officers for hiring discrepancies amid corruption allegations and a lawsuit by former chief James Essig.
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — 31 rookie NYPD officers will remain on the payroll despite questions about how they were hired. A state Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday to extend a temporary ...
An internal probe found dozens of NYPD rookies were hired despite being disqualified. A judge has now paused the city's attempt to fire them.
More than 30 officers were being dismissed before a judge stopped the process temporarily. An inspector who led the unit that ...
According to data posted on the NYPD website, there are currently about 33,475 officers. Tisch noted that seven years ago, the force had roughly 37,000 officers, despite the city having a slightly ...
City officials said 670 new NYPD cops were sworn in on Thursday, with brass hoping lowered standards will help fill the ranks of New York’s Finest.