Nearly three dozen NYPD officers who the department now says never should have been hired or promoted will be allowed to ...

The New York City Police Department says an internal investigation found over two dozen officers were illegally hired after they allegedly lied on their applications and failed critical backgrounds ...

The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards to resign — but the effort faced a roadblock late Thursday after a state judge blocked the ...

A state Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday to extend a temporary restraining order that blocks the police department from ...

The department is trying to fire the officers after determining they weren’t qualified to join the force in the first place ...

NYPD ousted 31 officers for hiring discrepancies amid corruption allegations and a lawsuit by former chief James Essig.

A New York Supreme Court judge halted the NYPD's attempt to fire 31 officers hired against protocol, pending a court ...

An NYPD official who was not authorized to discuss the issue with Newsday, said as many as 75 police officers currently on ...

An internal probe found dozens of NYPD rookies were hired despite being disqualified. A judge has now paused the city's attempt to fire them.

PBA wins court order blocking firing of dozens of NYPD officers over hiring discrepancies The NYPD's former chief of detectives filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging he was forced out of the department ...

Sources said the controversy followed a push by NYPD brass to beef up the department’s dwindling ranks, with 34,475 uniformed officers this year, down 14% from 40,200 in 2000.

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — 31 rookie NYPD officers will remain on the payroll despite questions about how they were hired. A state Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday to extend a temporary ...