In addition, 37 police officers have resigned since October 6. The police force’s figures for the period March 26 to October 6 are also not encouraging: 1,838 police officers left the force under (possibly joined) retirement, compared to nearly 1,000 officers in the same period in 2019, Fox News reported.
According to the NYPD, which still employs 34,500 people, there is an extremely worrying idle time. This may be partly caused by the protests and the political battle this year in which the police are accused of unnecessary violence and racism in various places. That is why in many places under the influence of demonstrations, drastic cuts are made to the force.
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One of the best-known agents to leave the NYPD is a senior officer from the Dominican Republic, Fausto Pichardo. He announced his departure as head of the patrols department last Tuesday. The 43-year-old Pichardo, who had worked for 20 years with the New York police, is said to be angry about the meddling of Mayor Bill De Blasio, according to local media. After a series of left-wing protests in the city, it announced a drastic restriction of the budget of the NYPD for the 2020/2021 season.
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