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Judge blocks NYPD’s attempt to force dozens of unqualified officers to resign after faulty hiring standards
The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards to resign  —  but ...
The NYPD says they hired over 2 dozen officers illegally. How did they get through the vetting process?
The New York City Police Department says an internal investigation found over two dozen officers were illegally hired after ...
NYPD to fire 30 rookie cops who should have been disqualified by background checks
The Police Benevolent Association union is attempting to obtain a court order preventing the NYPD from proceeding with its ...
Rookie cops NYPD is trying to fire can remain on job amid legal battle: judge
The department is trying to fire the officers after determining they weren’t qualified to join the force in the first place ...
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NYPD, union in legal showdown after brass says fired officers are legally unfit to serve
The union won a temporary victory Thursday when a judge blocked the firings until lawyers for the city and the union could ...
At NYPD, on the job, but for how long, after qualification questions
More than two dozens officers on the street face potential termination over bad background checks, according to the NYPD.
31 ‘unlawfully’ hired NYPD cops have troubling history of arrests, soliciting prostitutes — and even striking pedestrian with car: court docs
Anderson claimed that NYPD brash pushed him to keep non-qualified recruits at the academy, including the Emilio Andino, the ...
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Court halts NYPD firing of 31 recruits flagged in flawed hiring process
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.
30 wrongfully hired NYPD cops have history of drugs, arrests, bad attitudes, court documents show
The 30 rookie NYPD cops the department wants to fire after determining they were never qualified to join the force in the ...
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'Unlawfully' hired NYPD officers can keep jobs for another 60 days
NEW YORK - 30 NYPD officers that were "unlawfully" hired will be allowed to keep their jobs for another 60 days. The NYPD is ...
NYPD rookie officers allowed to work amid hiring controversy
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 ...