Chief of Risk Management Matthew Pontillo was forced to resign last week in connection with his concerns about a surge in police vehicle pursuits.
NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey
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NYPD Chief Instructs Cops to Take Care With Car Chases
A memo from Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey urges safety first. It comes after a string of crash injuries and a CITY expose of a surge in vehicle pursuits.
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Eric Adams Personally Asked Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Not to Discipline Top Chief, Source Tells THE CITY
When she did anyway, Keechant Sewell figured her days as top cop would end, but a spokesperson for City Hall denies the conversation with the mayor ever took place.
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Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns
Her departure comes after a top City Hall public safety official close to Mayor Eric Adams held his own high-level NYPD meetings and media briefings on crime.
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Top Uniformed NYPD Cop’s Misconduct Case Headed for Internal Trial
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey is facing a penalty for abuse of authority that would typically be meted out by the police commissioner. The case is going to a hearing instead.
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NYPD Chief Ordered Ex-Cop’s Arrest Voided After Gun Chase, Review Finds
Jeffrey Maddrey overrode a Brooklyn police sergeant’s decision to book a former colleague who pursued three boys in Brownsville — with his firearm drawn, they say.
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Top Uniformed NYPD Officer Abused Authority in Brooklyn Gun Incident, Oversight Panel Finds
Civilian Complaint Review Board determined that Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey committed misconduct when he intervened in the 2021 arrest of a retired cop who had chased three boys in Brownsville.
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Brownsville Kids Chased by Armed Ex-Cop March to City Hall, Pick Up First Support From NYC Pol
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Monday became the only elected official to validate the three boys’ claims that ex-cop Kruythoff Forrester chased them for seven minutes and pointed a gun at them in Nov. 2021.
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Brooklyn Boys Who Say Ex-Cop Menaced Them With Gun Speak Out on Hot 97
Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was arrested and sprung within hours after NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey showed up at the precinct. The three boys Forrester chased say they’ve felt like no one in power has believed them.
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Adams Backs NYPD Chief’s Intervention Before Retired Cop’s Gun Arrest Was Voided
Mayor stands by Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey following THE CITY’s video investigation of the 2021 incident — while an attorney for three boys who alleged an ex-officer menaced them demands further investigation.