Car 54, where are you!?

It’s more like, William Bratton, where are you. Recently it seems that New York Police Headquarters know as One Police Plaza has turned into Police Academy meets Animal House.

Chief of Patrol, the NYPD’s top uniform Member of the Service (MoS), Jeffrey Maddrey was forced out because he was fooling around with his subordinates. One Lieutenant, Quathisha Epps was approved a crazy amount of overtime because she was providing sexual favors for Chief Maddrey! Epps made $406,515 this year. She is a desk jockey, not a supervisor in a special detail! Then you have Internal Affairs Bureau Chief Michael Iglesias who did nothing concerning Maddrey and Epps. Then there’s the security details for brass that resembles the entourage of an African dictator. Then you had the Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs call a New York Post reporter a “fucking scumbag” and get in a public fight with the interim Police Commissioner! It doesn’t help that Mayor Adams had four Commissioners in three years!

In the 90’s Commissioner Bratton came up with the idea of “Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect.” It was painted on all NYPD vehicles. This idea or model should start at the top at One Police Plaza.