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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 ...
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 ...
NYC Sheriff’s academy graduation delayed because instructors weren’t certified
After being delayed for more than three weeks, the graduation for more than 80 Sheriff cadets — ballyhooed as the largest ...
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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 ...
30 rookie NYPD officers to be let go, should’ve been disqualified after background checks: Report
Thirty newly hired NYPD officers are now on the chopping block after it was learned they never should have qualified for the ...
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.
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Judge temporarily blocks NYPD from firing 31 officers who failed background checks
A New York State Supreme Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing the NYPD from firing nearly three ...
N.Y.P.D. Moves to Fire Dozens of Officers Who Failed Psychological Exams
More than 30 officers were being dismissed before a judge stopped the process temporarily. An inspector who led the unit that ...
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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.
NYPD cadets challenge disqualification: ‘I want to serve the people’
Roger, who’s in his 20s, is speaking exclusively to PIX11 News. He is one of the 31 newly enrolled NYPD cadets whose law enforcement careers are still in legal limbo. They are ...