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NYPD lowers college requirements for new recruits

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 Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

New York Post on MSN · 14h

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 the Big Apple in recent years.

New York Daily News · 12h

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 Holmes lobbied to eliminate it, feeling it was unnecessary and an obstacle for female recruits.

Staten Island Advance · 10h

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.

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Off-duty FDNY firefighter arrested in connection to fatal crash in Queens: NYPD

An off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested early Wednesday morning following a fatal collision in Queens, according to the NYPD. Police say the incident happened around 4:14 a.m. at the intersection of 107th Street and Northern Boulevard.

CBS New York on MSN · 4h

Off-duty FDNY firefighter charged with DWI in deadly Queens crash

An off-duty FDNY firefighter is facing multiple charges, including DWI, in connection to a deadly car crash in Queens.

Off-duty FDNY firefighter arrested in Queens: NYPD

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested early Wednesday morning in Queens, according to the NYPD. Michael Pena, 28, was taken into custody around 6:13 a.m. The suspect is a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department,

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 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 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 ...

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N.Y.P.D. Lowers Education Standards as Recruitment Falters

But the department will bring back a requirement that officers pass a timed-run test of 1.4 miles, Commissioner Jessica Tisch ...

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