Det. Matthew Mauro, 37, was bumped up to second grade detective after a wild incident in which he was shot in the foot at a ...

Anti-police radicals will call Tisch’s quality-of-life unit racist, abusive and illegal — the same arguments, and the ...

The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to beef up the dwindling ranks of New York’s Finest, including reinstating a timed-run requirement and a reduced college credit condition. Police ...

A burglary ring has been targeting pharmacies across Queens and Staten Island, hitting at least 11 stores since December. The ...

Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the police academy will drop from 60 to 24 college credits, which is equivalent to two semesters of college.

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 ...

In 2023, more than 2,200 potential candidates had to be rejected because they couldn't meet the college requirement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Last week, marked the 37th anniversary of the murder of 22-year-old rookie NYPD Officer Edward Byrne, of North Massapequa. His 1987 police car, which he was killed in, will be restored to its original ...

"We are getting back to the basics of policing, and that starts at the precinct-level and in the neighborhoods we serve," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement to Newsday.

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop from ...