NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says department is lowering college credit requirement from 60 to 24 for new recruits
In 2023, more than 2,200 potential candidates had to be rejected because they couldn't meet the college requirement, NYPD ...
MTA bus driver splashed with liquid while working in Manhattan: NYPD
An MTA bus driver was attacked while they were working on the Upper West Side early Thursday morning, according to the NYPD.
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch admits NYC ‘need more cops’ — here’s how she plans to attract new recruits
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department is desperate to fill its ranks after unprecedented dips in new cops in ...
NYPD changing hiring practices to consider more candidates
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is taking new steps to resolve what the department calls a hiring crisis in recent years.
NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run
The training run requirement, which was needed to graduate, was relaxed in 2023 when then NYPD Chief of Training Juanita ...
NYPD commish Tisch rips DAs, Albany on ‘unsustainable’ revolving door of violent criminals going back on streets
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch raged Wednesday against a “unsustainable” revolving door of recidivism driving Big Apple ...
NYPD cops temporarily stripped of guns and shields after arrest of retired cop’s son
Police Officers Brian Guzman and Anthony Riccardi were pulled from the streets and are potentially facing disciplinary ...
NYPD: Men sought in connection to slashing and robbery of 26-year-old man in the Bronx
It was reported to police that on Friday, Feb. 21, at around 12:05 a.m., in the vicinity of 1420 Bronx River Ave., that five ...
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NYPD and NYC councilmembers face off over tracker of alleged gang members
A pending bill would ban the department's gang database entirely, while another would restrict police’s ability to collect ...
NYPD officers save man from frozen lake in Prospect Park
More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the transcript of a recent hearing ...
NYPD police misconduct settlements cost city more than $205M in 2024, Legal Aid report says
The analysis, involving thousands of settlements since 2018, found that the total price tag to the public is more than $750 ...
NYPD lowers college credit requirement to address hiring crisis
Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the police academy will drop from 60 to 24 college credits, which is equivalent to two semesters of college.