NYPD Mass Exodus: Police Chief’s Sudden Retirement, Nation’s Largest Police Force Sees 87% Increase in Retirements

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NYPD woes mount: Patrol chief’s sudden retirement part of ‘troubling’ exodus

Largest police force in nation sees 87% uptick in retirement filings compared to 2019

By Stephanie Pagones | Fox News, October 18, 2020:

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea discusses how the movement to defund the police is impacting the city.

The New York Police Department – said to be the largest police force in the nation – is in the grip of a “troubling” shakeup, as retirements and resignations continue to mount, officials said.

Union officials and others say the exodus is being fueled in part by pressure by racial justice advocates to defund police departments or impose major reforms.

The NYPD said in an email to Fox News this week that 2,385 officers have submitted their retirement papers this year as of Oct. 6 – an 87% increase from the 1,274 retirements reported during the same period in 2019.

The department said 372 others have resigned as of Oct. 6, five more than last year.

This is what happens when elected officials play political games with police department operations.

— PBA President Patrick Lynch 

From March 26 to Oct. 5, 1,838 officers retired, compared to 999 during the same period in 2019, a surge of 84%, the NYPD said.

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“The NYPD has seen a surge in the number of officers filing for retirement,” a spokesperson said in an email to Fox News this week. “While the decision to retire is a personal one and can be attributed to a range of factors, it is a troubling trend that we are closely monitoring.”

As of this week, the department’s headcount stood at just under 34,500, according to an NYPD spokesperson.

One of the most prominent losses was Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo, who oversees the “largest and most visible” unit within the NYPD — the Patrol Services Bureau.

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Pichardo, the NYPD’s first Dominican chief of patrol, filed for retirement Tuesday after more than two decades on the job. He has held the position since Dec. 5, 2019.

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea lauded Pichardo, 43, for his service at the helm of the Patrol Services Bureau, telling local affiliate FOX 5 that the department is also losing “a friend and a member of our blue family.”

“Fausto, when I tabbed him last year to be the chief of patrol, I never hesitated for a second, and I never regretted the decision for a second,” Shea said, calling him a “consummate professional.”

“Probably one of the most well-rounded individuals that we have. The total package. [A] huge loss and I wish him the best of luck.”

Shea previously told PIX 11 that “putting it mildly … I was surprised that he’s leaving.”

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In his own announcement Wednesday, Pichardo thanked Shea and Mayor Bill de Blasio for “always trusting and supporting” him.

But sources first told the New York Post and later confirmed to Fox News, that Pichardo’s decision to retire was spurred in part by de Blasio’s micromanaging.

“I think he knew better to call Shea and beat him up, so … he called Pichardo instead, and he had enough,” a law enforcement source told Fox News. “I believe that it was a steady drumbeat” that got “louder and louder,” until “it ultimately led to” his retirement, the source said.

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Other sources told the Post that de Blasio, a Democrat, berated Pichardo for missing a phone call following an hours-long shift responding to recent unrest in Brooklyn, where crowds including Orthodox Jews protested against state coronavirus restrictions.

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BanLiberals
BanLiberals
3 years ago

This is what happens when morons TWICE elect a Communist named Vilhelm de Blasio, whose GOAL was to accomplish exactly this: the destruction of America’s largest city.

With the help of course, of Andrew Cuomo, perhaps even more pernicious and uglier even than de Blasio.

https://veryracist.com/2020/10/16/vilhelm-de-blasio-and-andrew-cuomo-turned-nyc-into-the-slime-pit-of-the-world/

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DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago
Reply to  BanLiberals

Only tyrant culture would deny the nose on their face:
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DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, says emails revealing Hunter Biden’s communication with Ukranian energy company Burisma show “Joe Biden’s a liar, a stone cold liar”. The New York Post this week published news of emails detailing Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings overseas.
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6202126701001

Jack Holan
Jack Holan
3 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

NO!!! It shows he has broken his Oath of Office, committed several Federal Crimes and needs to be Indicted.

Jack Holan
Jack Holan
3 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

The truth does usually prevail

Bill
Bill
3 years ago
Reply to  BanLiberals

I think what Fredo’s brother is getting is what’s called a ‘Purple Nurple’.

Jack Holan
Jack Holan
3 years ago
Reply to  BanLiberals

Are they just social drinkers?

Robert Kahlcke
Robert Kahlcke
3 years ago
Reply to  BanLiberals

SO TRUE in addition, FREDO # 2, is a MURDERER.

tituspullo
tituspullo
3 years ago

The democrats in NYC don’t want white cops? Fine, enjoy your diverse police force. Look at Detroit to see your future

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago
Reply to  tituspullo

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DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago
Reply to  tituspullo

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tituspullo
tituspullo
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

your history is weak. detroit chose to self-destruct in 1969, after which all the white people left. 2020 is NYC’s 1969. if you live 30 more years, you will live to see birds flying out of broken windows on the NYC skyscrapers.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago
Reply to  tituspullo

Wow! Cherry Picking back over 40 years ago?

tituspullo
tituspullo
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

history repeats itself. if you own real estate in NYC, sell

Bill
Bill
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

Detroit had 33 % of it’s voting precincts with more submitted ballots than registered voters last election cycle.

Bill
Bill
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

But Detroit can’t even run it’s city correctly. I Federal manager had to step in and run the city a few years back. They even had unionized school crossing guards. 11 different labor unions to deal with. Yeah, thanks, Detroit.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago

Good Riddance. The cowards refused to arrest the Mayor. Soros will hire them at twice the money.

cylde
cylde
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

Soros has no use for real cops. He can hire antifa thugs for much less money and they are willing to do illegal things for the fun of it.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago
Reply to  cylde

$oros has money for both.

cylde
cylde
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

He buys district attorneys who decline to prosecute criminal democrats. It is cheaper and easier.

thushjz
thushjz
3 years ago
Reply to  cylde

But prosecute conservative republicans or Christian’s instead.

Frank Szabo
Frank Szabo
3 years ago

New York City IS in dire straights if the cops won’t even deal with their problem. They’re in the perfect position to solve the city’s main issue.

Bill
Bill
3 years ago

‘Social justice advocates’. I never hear anymore about victim’s rights. The two seem at odds with each other.
I think people should start thinking about the victims, for a change.

cylde
cylde
3 years ago

They might have financial reasons to lock down their pensions because the city budget is going get hammered big time with all those businesses shutting down and not paying taxes and rich people leaving the city. They can expect big reduction in revenues in the near term and the longer term.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
3 years ago

What will be replacing the officers leaving the NYPD?

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patd
patd
3 years ago

I see you beat me to it!

patd
patd
3 years ago

Sounds like the moron can get his sharia squads running the streets now!!!!

Jack Holan
Jack Holan
3 years ago

Mayor Bill De Blasio, you are a complete failure at being Mayor, micromanaging the Police since you aren’t Dick Tracey in disguise and never will be such. You’ve sewn more ethnic and religious division in NYC by yourself than any Right Wing Organization could ever accomplish in decades of work. You’ve managed to get Police Officers murdered on the job for no other reason than being guardians of the People and that means ALL the People, Jack. You’re narcissitic and show no empathy unless it’s based upon skin color. This fact is diametrically opposed to the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr but fit well with the Separist and Racist Malcome X and Louis Farrkhan. By the time you leave office I expect an all time high in all categories of crime in NYC especially since the Police won’t have proper rules of engagement, training, equipment or numbers (maybe 1/2 of the numbers they have now). Your name will be in the sewer Red Bill

Dalit
Dalit
3 years ago

By destroying NYCity, is De Blasio actually trying to destroy himself?

thushjz
thushjz
3 years ago

This is exactly what the left wants, defund, decimate, and weaken police departments all over the country so that THEY become the police….Get it?

RobM1981
RobM1981
3 years ago

Since the population is also fleeing, what’s the problem?

Fewer people mean fewer cops, right?

Fewer people, fewer taxes, fewer “public servants.” It all works, right?

No problemo. NYC will be fine.

Or, if you prefer… “who cares?”

Let NYC crumble to the ground, for all I care. And, yes, I realize the national impact of this… but I no longer care. The locusts have taken over, let them eat.

Just contain them. That’s all I ask. Keep the vermin on the ship as it sinks.

Robert Kahlcke
Robert Kahlcke
3 years ago

DEMOCRATS = NAZIS = COMMUNISTS, what part don’t New York Voters UNDERSTAND ?

David Man
David Man
3 years ago

This will get much sadder when the police find out their pension funds have been mismanaged causing drastic reductions !

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
3 years ago
Reply to  David Man

What a lovely thought…

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