NYPD finds some 4,500 potential recruits after it lowers college credit requirement, sources say
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, ...
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Police are seeking person who set a man on fire near Times Square
Police in New York City are searching for a person they say set a man on fire near Times Square. The department says the crime happened shortly before 4 a.m.
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NYPD reports 30-year low in shootings as crime declines citywide
The NYPD announced a significant drop in crime for the second month of 2025, including a record-breaking decrease in shooting incidents. NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says crime across ...
New York Post17d
Hero cop wounded in a shootout with suspect among those promoted at NYPD ceremony
Among other officers promoted at the event — which happened at the NYPD Police Academy in Queens — was Det. Christopher Welch, 51, who was involved with an undercover fentanyl bust in November ...
The Swellesley Report18d
Wellesley Citizen Police Academy being held this spring
The Wellesley Police Department is again hosting a Citizen Police Academy to give participants age 21-plus an opportunity to engage with local officers and gain insights into police operations. The ...
Newsweek19d
New York Police Change Standards to Help Solve 'Hiring Crisis'
Mandy Taheri is a Newsweek reporter based in Brooklyn. She joined Newsweek as a reporter in 2024. You can get in touch with Mandy via email: [email protected]. Languages: English, French ...
New York Post19d
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch vows to bring back 1.5-mile timed run, reduces college requirements to beef up force in ‘crisis’
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.
New York Daily News19d
NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run
A review of academy training by the National College Credit Recommendation Service determined that completion of the six-month NYPD Police Academy training program was the equivalent of 45 college ...
Yahoo News Canada19d
NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run
A review of academy training by the National College Credit Recommendation Service determined that completion of the six-month NYPD Police Academy training program was the equivalent of 45 college ...
Spectrum News NY119d
In recruiting effort, NYPD lowers college credit requirement for Police Academy entry
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 ...
Staten Island Advance19d
NYPD lowers college credit requirement to address hiring crisis
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the face of a low-staffing crisis, the NYPD is taking bold steps ... college credit requirement for entering the police academy, increase the credits earned during ...