A state Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday to extend a temporary restraining order that blocks the police department from firing them. In a shocking incident now being investigated by the NYPD as a ...

Breaking down the NYPD's vetting and hiring process The New York City Police Department says an internal investigation found over two dozen officers were illegally hired after they allegedly lied ...

The NYPD fired dozens of officers on Thursday who were hired despite having serious, disqualifying offenses noted during their application process, the department confirmed.

The NYPD said an internal investigation found the 31 officers lied about their backgrounds on applications and should be relieved of their duties, but the judge's ruling means the department must ...

Sources said the controversy followed a push by NYPD brass to beef up the department’s dwindling ranks, with 34,475 uniformed officers this year, down 14% from 40,200 in 2000.

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 days pending further review. According to legal documents filed by the NYPD ...

The NYPD is poised to fire 30 new officers who were never qualified to join the department in the first place, department officials said Thursday.

However, a New York State Supreme Court judge has since issued a temporary restraining order preventing the NYPD from firing these officers while the case is under review. What we know After ...

PBA wins court order blocking firing of dozens of NYPD officers over hiring discrepancies The NYPD's former chief of detectives filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging he was forced out of the department ...

Lynbrook, a Long Island village, has agreed to pay New York City $25,000 after hiring a police officer who resigned from the NYPD two weeks after graduating from the city's police academy.

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani suggested in a resurfaced podcast appearance that the NYPD shouldn’t be responsible for responding to domestic violence calls. The 33-year-old ...