The Brief
- 30 NYPD officers that were “unlawfully” hired will be allowed to keep their jobs for another 60 days.
- A temporary restraining order won by the Police Benevolent Association was extended earlier today, July 15.
- The affected officers will be assigned to administrative work in the meantime, and have been stripped of their guns and badges.
NEW YORK – 30 NYPD officers that were “unlawfully” hired will be allowed to keep their jobs for another 60 days.
‘Unlawfully’ hired officers can stay… for now
What we know:
The NYPD is attempting to force 30 officers and recruits to resign after an internal investigation revealed that they were not qualified to join the force – originally 31, one officer has already resigned.
The officers’ union, the Police Benevolent Association of New York City, won a temporary restraining order on July 10 to prevent that from happening. The president of the association, Patrick Hendry, released a statement saying, “We’re grateful for the pause in these unjust firings, but this is only the first step. These police officers did nothing wrong.”…