The NYPD is defending the use of the nickname “Fort Jah” by officers in the 67th Precinct in East Flatbush, after a 2017 fundraising “challenge coin” featuring the term surfaced on an ...

A commemorative “challenge coin” was made to mark rookie NYPD officer Vera Mekuli’s infamous caught-on-video lap dance for a married lieutenant at the 44th Precinct’s 2021 holiday party.

The officers charged $10 a coin and immediately sold out, raising $3,500. Then the New York City Police Foundation donated $5,000 to the program, bringing the total to $8,500.

NYPD Coins Raise Money for Domestic Violence Victims Sept. 25, 2017 Police are often called to scenes of domestic violence and now they're trying to help victims in a new way.