Gina Findley, Brooklyn native and a former detective in the New York Police Department, said being a part of law enforcement always felt right.
As a child, she always had a heart of a protector and would often jump into action when someone was getting bullied or when someone needed help, she said.
After joining the NYPD Police Cadets Corps, an internship program that allows students to work in various police departments, Findley, who was raised in Brooklyn to Trinidadian immigrant parents, quickly realized that she could make law enforcement a lifelong career. From the program, Findley moved up the ranks and received multiple promotions from police officer to Detective Specialist, and ultimately to Detective Second Grade, before she retired in 2024…