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Is anyone shocked? ICE Is Already Recruiting Cops Away From NYPD - Pirate's Cove

At the end of October, the city announced plans to add 5000 officers to NYPD, which was in the middle of a "staffing crisis."

Then the good people of NYC elected a cop-hating, law-and-order-hating, guy to be the next mayor.

So ICE made a social media post, saying "come work for us." They listed some reasons.

Those who can retire with full benefits/pensions will. Those who are close may, or may just ride it out, doing the bare minimum, not wanting to get involved with anything, just like during defund the police/Black Lives Matter. Those who are on the job and not vested will look at this ICE offer and jump

So the NYPD staffing crisis will get worse. It will be open season on any group that the fascists in Antifa don't like. Crime will soar. People who can get out, will get out and move to places with law and order, and lower taxes.

Democracy is the system where the population gets the government they want. I don't think they are ready for the follow-on consequences of their choice.

Are we surprised that NYPD cooks the books? They get rewarded for "improving the stats," so that is what they do. NYPD transit commander punished for allegedly faking NYC subway crime stats

The head of an NYPD transit district in Queens was stripped of his command amid allegations that he had police reports falsified to downplay subway crimes on his watch, sources tell The Post.

Capt. Steven Hyland, who headed Transit District 20 in Jamaica, allegedly had two sergeants and a lieutenant under his command falsify reports — even forging signatures — to play down assaults and grand larcenies in the subway system, the law enforcement sources said.

So when you see news articles proclaiming that "Crime Is Down," remember that you can't trust the numbers, because everyone has a vested interest to make sure that the numbers show that crime is down. And yes, I have seen many such articles in the past.

Oh, but don't worry. This only impacted a "handful" of cases. It's not like the whole system is corrupt, or that crime is really out of control.

Of course New Yorkers don't believe that crime is down.

The rules are pretty simple. 50-year-old man shot by officers after pointing gun at sergeant in Brooklyn: police

Police were in the area for a shots-fired called, when they spotted the suspect coming out of a convenience store.

Police say the man hid behind a tree, turned and pointed a gun at a police sergeant.

"The officers verbally identified themselves and gave the male numerous verbal commands to which he did not comply," Philip Rivera, NYPD chief of patrol, said in a news conference.

Four officers "shot at him." He was hit, but I don't know by how many.

Neighbors were shocked - shocked I tell you - to discover that crime does happen in Brooklyn. Or something.

Turns out making life hard for NYPD is not without consequences. From the NY Post: Exclusive | Number of NYPD applicants plummeted as NYC force tries to hire 1,600 officers

Prospective members of New York’s Finest went from 18,000 in 2017 to just 8,000 this year — a 55% decline, according to data from the Police Benevolent Association, the city’s largest police union.

Based on the number of people who don't pass the test, don't pass the background checks, and in general don't pursue a position in NYPD, this seems to mean that they will be losing the battle of attrition for a long time.

“The biggest problem is that cops are telling their friends and family not to bother with this job, even as a stepping stone, because it’s not worth it,” a Brooklyn cop with more than a dozen years on the job told The Post.

“You’ll be worked to the bone, attacked by perps and politicians and hammered with nonsense complaints and ticky-tack discipline.”

One longtime NYPD officer said his son plans to join the Suffolk County Police Department this year despite a lower starting salary rather than follow in his father’s footsteps in NYC.

This is the result of more rules, more pointless paperwork, more lawsuits, etc.

A former NYPD commissioner has an opinion. NYC ‘desperately’ needs to hire more cops to combat subway crime, says ex-NYPD boss Bill Bratton. Also from the NY Post...

Bratton, who served as Gotham’s police commissioner under Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Bill de Blasio, said there were 38,000 officers when he was first commish and that the figure is now down to under 34,000, even after Mayor Eric Adams added two graduating classes in November to boost the force.

"Fixing" the shortage with overtime isn't the answer.

“The problem with that: One, it runs up the overtime bill. Two, it wears out the cops. And three, the cops [assigned] through overtime and surging are not familiar with the subways,” Bratton told host John Catsimatidis.

So, are there any bets on how long it takes the complete system to collapse in on itself? There is more at both links. Click thru.

Color me shocked. Exclusive | NYPD's top cop Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigns after allegedly demanding underling perform sexual favors in exchange for overtime

The NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer abruptly resigned late Friday night after The Post uncovered explosive allegations that he demanded sexual favors from a subordinate in exchange for massive amounts of overtime.

Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey stepped down soon after The Post contacted the NYPD about Lt. Quathisha Epps’ claims in an exclusive interview that he routinely preyed upon her, asking for sex in NYPD headquarters.

The person getting the overtime, also resigned/retired.

[Quathisha] Epps recently made headlines as the NYPD’s top earner, pulling in a whopping $400,000 — including roughly $204,000 in overtime alone last year for her administrative job in Maddrey’s office, payroll records show.

She put in for retirement, just before internal affairs decided that they should look into it.

Maddrey has been accused of sexual misconduct in the past.

Former Police Officer Tabitha Foster filed an unsuccessful 2016 civil suit alleging he took advantage of her by exchanging sex for job perks. A judge threw the case out and cleared Maddrey. Foster also accused Maddrey of hitting her.

I'm sure the fact that Maddrey is "close friends" with the mayor of NYC, had absolutely nothing to do with his appointment to Chief of Department.

Hat tip to Second City Cop. And no, I'm not really shocked.

When a politician screams, "Do something!" you should hang onto your wallet. NYPD Purchases Expensive AI Metal Detectors That May or May Not Actually Work

In its latest effort to waste taxpayer funds that could be spent fixing the famously-broken Metropolitan Transit Authority subway system, the New York Police Department has decided to buy AI metal detectors made by a company that's currently under federal investigation.

That would be under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged false advertising. But hey, I'm sure they're on the up and up. Maybe.

Those AI metal detectors cost $2000 to $3000 per month, and there is 4 year contract minimum. Do the math, and it comes to quite a lot of money. Calling it $120K per detector is not out of line.

But hey, they are "Doing something!" And I'm sure the false advertising isn't about overstating the effectiveness or anything.

Hat tip Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 1 April 2024: No Shit There I Was Edition

The BBC had its own article on Evolv two years ago.

End of Watch. NYPD cop, 31, shot dead by career criminal during Queens traffic stop ID’d as husband, dad of young child

A 31-year-old NYPD cop was shot and killed by a career criminal during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday evening in a “senseless act of violence,” officials and law enforcement sources said.

Officer Jonathan Diller, a married father of a 1-year-old boy, was shot in the stomach after police tried to remove the suspect, identified by sources as Guy Rivera, from the passenger seat of the car near 19-19 Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, according to the NYPD and sources.

The original story I saw didn't mention his name. The post I had written is below. It contains all of the details of the incident.

In this case a New York City patrol officer is dead. NYPD cop shot in stomach, killed by career criminal during traffic stop in Queens: sources

An NYPD officer was shot and killed by a career criminal during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday evening, according to law enforcement sources. The 34-year-old suspect, who has 21 prior arrests, shot through the window of the vehicle while seated in a passenger seat, striking the uniformed officer in the stomach around 5:50 p.m. near 19-19 Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, the sources said.

The officer was shot in the stomach, under his bulletproof vest. He died at Jamaica Hospital. The name of the officer has not been released.

As someone on X/Twitter stated, the Progressive Left has turned NYC (and the other cities) into free-fire zones for criminals, where the law abiding are disarmed, and no one is locked up because that would be mean or unfair.

From the NY Post: NYPD response times hit record highs of over 16 minutes as cops face dwindling ranks, 'unnecessary' paperwork

I think this is mostly a paper work issue, but we will get to that in a bit.

It took cops 16 minutes and 12 seconds on average to respond to a crime in progress, starting from when a 911 call was placed to when they arrived at the scene, over the first four months of the 2024 fiscal year.

That marked an increase of nearly two minutes, from 14 minute and 12 seconds, compared to the same time frame in the 2023 fiscal year

For "non-critical" crimes, it can take more than 30 minutes. That includes shoplifting.

For critical calls, such as an assault or robbery in progress, the wait time is more than 9 and a half minutes. A lot of bad things can happen in that time.

Why do I blame this mostly on paperwork?

In the late ’90s, there were nearly twice as many major crimes reported each year than there are now.

The police force had more than 40,000 uniformed members at that time, while now its ranks sit at just over 33,500.

I could also believe that there are just more 911 calls today than there were in the 1990s, adding to congestion. I could also believe that there is more bureaucratic insanity, and cops assigned to things that don't contribute to fighting crime.

City Hall is also blaming traffic congestion for delaying cops. Somewhere I read that all the bike lanes added have significantly increased traffic - there are fewer lanes for cars, after all - slowing down fire-response, and probably police response. I'm not 100 percent sure that was in NYC, however; it may have been an article about Seattle.

However you explain it away, 9 minutes is a long time to wait when bad things are happening. If your only plan is to call 911, and wait... but then this is New York City; nothing else is allowed.

I don't like wearing a mask, but I wouldn't punch someone over a request. NYPD sergeant Christian Zapata indicted for pummeling man in the face over 12 times after he asked cop to wear mask during 911 call

An NYPD sergeant punched a man in the face more than a dozen times last December while answering a 911 call about an emotionally disturbed child inside a Manhattan apartment, according to an indictment announced Wednesday.

Officer Christian Zapata, 36, of the Bronx, faces a third-degree assault charge for allegedly hitting the 43-year-old victim 13 times in less than nine seconds after the man had asked cops to put on face masks on Dec. 7, 2022.

He was restrained at the time he was punched in the face. He was punched in the face because he didn't "recognize their authority" to do whatever the hell they want to do.

NYPD busted the cop from Sergeant to Officer, and suspended him without pay in August. This was an incident that happened in December of last year, which means that for MONTHS the NYPD couldn't be bothered to take any action at all. (You think there is something wrong - or unusual - about what happened?) So do NYPD officers and sergeants not have body cameras? The guy was pulled off his victim by other officers; would none of them say anything? Gotta respect the think blue line, even if it is protecting criminals. I guess we will see if these allegations hold up in trial or not.

Why anyone would want to live in NYC is beyond me. Between the soft-on-crime DA Bragg (who is all over this BTW), and the cops either out of control or doing nothing...

I'm going to miss living in a civilized society.

If you want to know what is wrong with NYPD, this is the culture of the department in summary. NYPD employee relations boss Lisa White drives workers away

She's a nut, but she is a friend of the mayor. She's unqualified, but she has a hook in city hall.

More than 10 cops working under Deputy Commissioner Lisa White — who’s in charge of officer morale in the 35,000 uniformed member force — have either transferred or asked to be transferred out of her office because of her off-the-wall shenanigans, including claiming there are ghosts in her office and that workers are bugging her phone, police sources told The Post.

The final straw for one of them, a detective assigned to drive her in a department-assigned Ford SUV, came when White, 61, ordered the cop to turn on the lights and sirens because she was late for work.

Rules are of the Little People, not for friends of the mayor.

She says that people are bugging her phone and her office. She says that there are ghosts in her office. And more.

A third source bemoaned her lack of knowledge about the NYPD and how everything had to be explained to her when she started the job.

“This person has zero qualifications and knew nothing about the position,” the source said. “It was like talking to a child. . . . I don’t blame her. Who wouldn’t take this job if they had a friend that was going to just give it to them?”

A job that pays $241,000 a year.

Why anyone would want to work for the NYPD, or the city of New York where this kind of BS is standard operating procedure is beyond me. Doesn't forcing the police to hire your personal friend fall under the heading of political corruption?

Because advertising agencies can cure all the recruitment problems of NYPD. NYPD re-ups contract with LA ad agency amid recruitment woes

All the problems. Like low pay, and insane politicians, and the "Defund" crowd, etc. will all be solved by the right advertisement. Or maybe not.

Maybe this ad agency is going have a harder time applying lipstick to that pig. (No pun intended.)

The NYPD has quietly renewed a multi-million-dollar contract with a Hollywood ad agency in an effort to attract new cops — as the department struggles to increase recruitment levels while facing a mass exodus of officers.

Yeah, that will work.

But last year, the class of new recruits joining the force was still 5% smaller than it was in 2016 — despite the department shelling out $3.7 million in advertising in 2022.

Or maybe advertising isn't the answer.

Can you blame them? Cops flee NYPD in biggest exodus since 9/11

Retirements and resignations.

The NYPD saw 3,701 cops retire or resign in 2022, the most since the post-9/11 exodus in 2002, when 3,846 cops said goodbye to the job, according to data obtained by The Post. 

Pension fund numbers reveal the 2022 exits are 32% more than the 2,811 who left in 2021.

Some are heading for Long Island. Some are heading to Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is vocal about his support for police agencies, launched the Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program, which offers officers from other states up to $5,000 as a sign-on bonus.

Because who can blame them for wanting out of NYC?

Alexandre Tilan, 29, had six years on the job with the NYPD when he left the force in April, despite not being anywhere near the 22-year threshold for a half-pay retirement pension. He joined the St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida a month later.

“Since I’ve been here there’s been more respect,” said Tilan, now a member of the Suncoast Police Benevolent Association. “When I come to work, people say, ‘You’re always smiling.'”

He lives in an area that has a lower cost-of living, and he takes home more pay because there is no state and city income tax. Though Florida is not as cheap as it once was, St. Petersburg is definitely cheaper than NYC.

There is more. Click thru.

Mismanagement in a huge bureaucracy? Color me shocked. NYPD struggles impact all aspects of police life for its officers

The post interviewed a bunch of cops, from patrol officers, to detectives, and sergeants, or whatever. The picture that emerged was pretty terrible.

While anti-police sentiment, criminal justice reforms and progressive politicians are frequent explanations for the crisis given by police unions and NYPD brass, the officers interviewed for this story say their primary issues with the job come from within.

Those problems stem from mismanagement and nepotism throughout the department, being held to unrealistic expectations, answering to a revolving door of out-of-touch chiefs and working among a force that’s turned its back on itself.

NYPD is basically providing round-the-clock security for a rapper who has been shot 3 times. They don't want him to be shot again. Really?

At a busy Brooklyn precinct, sergeants are responding to 911 calls because half of the officers on duty for each tour are assigned to fixed posts – including one in front of the home of a drill rapper and alleged gang member to ensure he isn’t shot again.

“He’s almost got like private security on his house. We’ve been sitting outside of his house for almost a year. … But, meanwhile, if you call 911, you have to wait for 45 minutes,” said William, a cop who works at the precinct.

And the situation is going to get worse before it gets better.

As of Sept. 30, 1,628 officers have retired and another 1,426 quit, the most resignations seen since the post-Sept. 11 exodus in 2002 — and more than 2019 and 2020 combined.

And recruiting isn't filling that gap. Even people who pass the entrance exam are not signing up for the academy.

There is a lot more, including a lot more on a dysfunctional bureaucracy, including promotion based on favors and who your father knew.

This is a great story. It is from a week or two ago, but I missed it then. New York police officer saves man's life by patching up chest wound with potato chips bag and tape | Fox News

An officer arrived on the scene of a stabbing where a man had been stabbed in his lung.

He didn't have a proper chest-seal, so he improvised.

Upon arriving, a man who was hunched over on the sidewalk told him that the suspect caught "me in my lung." Officer Kennedy immediately directed one man to get a bag of chips and tape from a nearby bodega, and for two other men to help him lay the man on his back.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT

Officer Kennedy quickly emptied the bag and taped it over the man's wound to try to prevent his chest cavity from filling with air.

Paramedics replaced that with a proper chest-seal.

The attending physician at Harlem Hospital said Officer Kennedy's actions saved the victim's life, according to the NYPD.

Dachief has a breakdown video, which is how I found this story.

I haven't checked, but I doubt this story recieved national media attention, because showing police doing good things doesn't fit with the national media's propaganda campaign.

Who will watch the watchers? No one, apparently. Rampant corruption in NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau: lawsuit

An NYPD lieutenant allegedly concocted bogus sting operations on his colleagues to bilk thousands of dollars in overtime pay — yet was protected from punishment by the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau, a new lawsuit charges.

The whistleblower complaint filed Wednesday by Officer Scott Munro Jr. alleges a rampant campaign of cover-ups and retaliation within the IAB condoned by Deputy Commissioner Joseph Reznick.

You mean to tell me that the cops in IA are not guaranteed to be as pure as the driven snow, but they may actually the bastards that they're made out to be on TV?

Well, you just might get your wish. Dozens of fed-up NYPD cops fleeing for Long Island departments

50 cops left for Long Island, just since Friday, December 11th.

Dozens of fed-up NYPD officers have fled the department to go work for Long Island’s Nassau County Police Department, The Post has learned — with insiders citing an increasingly anti-cop climate in the city and underwhelming pay.

They are cops with less than 5 years in the NYPD mostly, and while they will take a short term cut in pay, they will make more in the long run. And...

“They are going to a department where they will be better appreciated by their community, local politicians and district attorneys who still value the job they do protecting innocent people and property over criminals,” said one source.

This is on top of a rash of retirements so severe that the NYPD had to put on the brakes. From July: NYPD limits retirement applications amid 400 percent surge this week.

The NYPD said Wednesday that 179 cops filed for retirement between June 29 and Monday, an astounding 411 percent increase over the 35 who filed during the same period in 2019.

And when there is blood in the water, the sharks will circle. Also from July: DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli says he’d ‘love’ to hire NYPD cops.

The Department of Homeland Security has a message for NYPD cops disgruntled over recent anti-police unrest and a lack of backing from lawmakers: We’re hiring.

Ken Cuccinelli, the agency’s acting deputy secretary, tweeted Wednesday afternoon that DHS would welcome fed-up Finest with open arms.

The cops with less than 5 years on NYPD got trained, got experience, and now they are going elsewhere. Someone pointed out that is a bad return on investment. Want to bet that the city has trouble hiring new cops? That is assuming that the city wants cops, of course. As the staffing levels fall (50 people quit since FRIDAY) response time to 911 calls will go up. Criminals will relaize there is little to fear, and crime will go up. More than it already has. It wasn't all that long ago that NYC had a real crime problem. It probably will again.

Hat tip to The Last Tradition: How Cuomo destroyed NYC.