Tag: police

F@#$% Mount Vernon, NY

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A 19 year Mount Vernon, NY police officer is being fired because he can’t work! Officer Derek Williams is being fired because he has kidney failure! Williams has to go to dialysis seven days a week! He can perform light duty, but the city won’t let him do light duty!

Here’s the response from the city:

The officer returned to full duty in April 2020, went out again in April 2023, and has not returned since.

Under the PBA contract, donated sick leave for catastrophic illness or injury has been available since October 2023 and remains available.

The Commissioner’s Office provided the maximum 30 days permitted under the City Charter, and PBA members donated an additional 15 days.The officer has not accrued sufficient service time to qualify for full retirement benefits, which would not occur until 2030, not within six months as has been alleged.

Any determination regarding retirement or disability is made solely by the New York State and Local Retirement System, not the City.

Time spent on unpaid leave does not count toward service credit under state law.New York State Civil Service Law 73 permits separation after one year of inability to perform essential duties.

The City delayed action due to limited medical information, a reasonable expectation of recovery, and the absence of a Line of Duty Injury application.

Light duty is not automatic and is limited to officers approved under General Municipal Law 207-c. There is no law or policy that allows the City to assign light duty without an approved 207-c application.Since April 2023, the City has not received any applications for retirement, light duty or accommodation, medical leave of absence, FMLA, workers’ compensation, or 207-c that would change the legal status of this separation.

The City followed the required process, provided additional sick leave and extensions, and acted responsibly. Failure to complete required paperwork is not a failure of the City.

Compassion and accountability are not mutually exclusive. The City remains open to working within the boundaries of the law, through the officer’s legal representation, toward the best possible outcome.

In other words Officer Williams; go to hell! I can’t believe Mount Vernon can’t make him a “House Mouse,” put him in the academy, training, school safety, traffic, records something! Trust us, Mount Vernon is not jurisdiction that is not run like a well-oiled machine! They can find a place so Mr. Williams can retire and live out his golden years!

UPDATE: The City of Mount Vernon has delayed the termination date for six months! Which means Officer Williams will be thrown out on his ass by the City of Mount Vernon in nice weather!

Hochul’s “new” idea has been done before!

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By: Scoop Stanton

Well the Governor of New York wants to have cops patrolling the New York City subways on every train in the city overnight. In the immortal words of Marko in Taken: “Good luck.” This idea is not new. How do I know? Because 28 years ago, my first assignment was the Bronx Transit Task Force (BTTF). This was one of the worst details in the NYPD. The people who were sent here were: rookie cops, rookie bosses and screw ups! Cops with Highway, Mounted and Harbor were not looking to transfer here. People weren’t using “hooks” to get this detail. You worked from 8p to 4a or 10p to 6a. You had one cop with a schedule to ride trains up and down the line. If you got a break here or there or got a summons or call for service, you could get off the train, and catch a fare beater or something. Glamourous it was not.

Now; here’s why it will not work. Hochul wants two cops on each train. Not only is that expensive, that’s near impossible. Cops are leaving in droves and nobody is signing up to take the test! Next. When an MoS has a “collar.” The mope wont be charged because DA’s like Alvin Bragg won’t prosecute most crimes. Add to the fact that Bragg and company has no problem going after cops! Then, there bail reform which has been a disaster so nobody spends time on Rikers Island! There is no consequences for criminal actions in New York State! So the cops that you do hire will “coop” in the back rooms, solving nothing. And where is Governor Hochul going to get the money for all those cops!? Oh yeah, from the congestion pricing! If that doesn’t work, she can add a 100% tax on the U Haul trucks going one way!