The pool of recruits is made up of those who took the police test but weren't able to satisfy the former 60-credit threshold, ...

The number of recruits making it through the NYPD Police Academy has plummeted in recent years, city officials said. Paul Martinka “The NYPD is in a hiring crisis and this is not a budget problem.

A group of retired NYPD officers are working to restore an historic 1987 Chevy Caprice police vehicle, providing a tribute to ...

The staffing shortage at One Police Plaza continues to handcuff New York City’s finest at all badge levels. NYPD unions warn ...

The estimated $30,000 restoration effort is a labor of love for about a dozen retired officers who will ask the NYPD to install the car at the Police Academy in Queens so young cops can learn ...

The plan reduces the number of college credits needed to enter the NYPD’s Police Academy, increases the number of credits earned during academy training and reinstates a timed-run requirement ...

One must already have 45 college credits to apply to the NYPD with the understanding you will have the other credits by the time you begin the academy. In 2023, 29% of NYPD applications — or ...

At the same time it is reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also plans to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstate a 1.5-mile training run requirement. Hundreds of ...

On Friday, the Durham Police Department took steps to fill its vacant positions, with nine new officers graduating from ...

The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to ... “It wasn’t that long ago that people would wait years to get called to join the academy,” Tisch said. “Now we are practically begging ...