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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 moved to fire the officers after department officials discovered they had been hired despite having been flagged for ...

A New York Supreme Court judge halted the NYPD's attempt to fire 31 officers hired against protocol, pending a court challenge by the Police Benevolent Association over the officers' appeal rights.

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.

More than two dozen New York City Police officers who allegedly failed background checks will stay on the job for now. A judge ruled Tuesday the NYPD cannot fire the officers for at least another two ...

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 ...

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.

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