NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says department is lowering college credit requirement from 60 to 24 for new recruits
In 2023, more than 2,200 potential candidates had to be rejected because they couldn't meet the college requirement, NYPD ...
New York Police Change Standards to Help Solve 'Hiring Crisis'
The nation's largest police force is facing a "hiring crisis" and will lower college credit requirements to boost recruitment ...
New York Police Department lowers education standards to solve 'hiring crises'
The NYPD is lowering its college credit requirement from 60 to 24 to address a hiring crisis. With officer numbers dropping ...
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch admits NYC ‘need more cops’ — here’s how she plans to attract new recruits
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department is desperate to fill its ranks after unprecedented dips in new cops in ...
NYPD launching ‘Quality of Life’ commission to tackle soaring complaints about open-air drug use, panhandlers and more
The commission — which is set to be finalized and implemented in the coming months — aims, in part, to track the complaints ...
NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run
The training run requirement, which was needed to graduate, was relaxed in 2023 when then NYPD Chief of Training Juanita ...
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'Buffy' Star Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39, NYPD Reports No Foul Play Suspected
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for "Buffy" and "Gossip Girl," died at 39 in NYC under non-suspicious circumstances. Her ...
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Save the NYPD’s gang database: A vital tool to keep neighborhoods safe from crime
City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated. They’re wrong, wrong, wrong. The police ...
N.Y.P.D. Lowers Education Standards as Recruitment Falters
But the department will bring back a requirement that officers pass a timed-run test of 1.4 miles, Commissioner Jessica Tisch ...
Michelle Trachtenberg’s Death Investigation ‘Remains Ongoing’: NYPD
Michelle Trachtenberg, known for roles in Gossip Girl and Ice Princess, died Feb. 26, and according to the NYPD, "The ...
NYPD lowers college requirements amid hiring crisis
In the wake of a hiring crisis, the NYPD is reducing its college credit requirement and reinstating physical tests for new recruits, Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced ...