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More than 30 NYPD officers can keep their jobs, for now, amid hiring scandal
Nearly three dozen NYPD officers who the department now says never should have been hired or promoted will be allowed to remain on the force, for now, amid the ongoing scandal.
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 ...
NYPD cannot fire officers who allegedly failed background checks for at least 2 months, judge rules
More than two dozen New York City Police officers who allegedly failed background checks will stay on the job for now. A judge ruled Tuesday the NYPD cannot fire the officers for at least another two ...
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Manhattan judge questions NYPD’s attempt to fire 30 officers with 24-hour notice
The NYPD moved to fire the officers after department officials discovered they had been hired despite having been flagged for ...
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NYPD officers who allegedly failed background checks can keep jobs for now, judge rules
More than two dozen NYPD officers who allegedly failed background checks will stay on the job for now. A judge ruled the ...
30 ‘unlawfully’ hired NYPD cops have troubling history of arrests, soliciting prostitutes — and even striking pedestrian with car: court docs
A crew of recently hired cops the city claims were wrongly hired have histories of arrests, drug use, prostitution, and a huge number of driving violations, according to a court filing. Many of ...
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The dirty 31? Judge halts NYPD officer firing plan for now despite department citing drug, prostitution offenses in seeking terminations
A Manhattan judge ruled on Tuesday afternoon that 31 NYPD cops set to be fired will keep their jobs for at least the next 60 ...