The budget was cut, criminals are released without bail: New York police are tired of interference with work and are resigning en masse

More than 100 NYPD detectives retired in June. And 75 more plan to turn in their papers next month as many become disillusioned with the justice and rules that get in the way of them in the Big Apple. New York Post.

“This will have a major impact on crime investigations,” said Detectives Association president Paul DiGiacomo. “As we speak, the detective teams are working and investigating new cases. It will affect public safety.”

So far this year, 250 detectives have retired. As a result, the total number of detectives amounted to about 5600 people. And this is almost 2000 people less than 20 years ago.

At the height of the pandemic, 2020 detectives were laid off in 794, and that number has dropped to 2021 in 395.

100 layoffs in just one month is a big number for the NYPD.

On June 28, at an NYPD discharge ceremony in the 105th Precinct building, 51-year-old Queens Detective Jason Caputo said he had had enough.

“Knowing me is knowing that I love my job inside and out. But that’s not the job I came for,” Caputo said. He retires after 18 years with the NYPD. Thus, he will not receive his maximum pension until he reaches the age of 20.

“The bail law was a big deal for me,” he said. “It's actually not even fighting crime anymore. You arrest someone for assault with a weapon, and then that person returns to the station to collect their property the next day. They don't jail anyone."

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Caputo said he was also concerned about arrests and some city laws. Like, for example, the law forbidding the police to put pressure on the diaphragm of a person.

“What you do on the street can affect your whole life,” he said. “I will always be a cop at heart.”

The Bronx detective, who has been on the job for 21 years, said he would have his own exit song.

“I have handed in my documents and plan to leave next month,” said the detective, who asked not to be named. “Criminals are not prosecuted, they are not prosecuted,” said the detective with 500 career arrests. “I feel sorry for the businessmen. You can even have private security and they will just walk in there and attack them. They attack the police. But I don't see a single politician who would really solve this problem.”

This year in the city compared to last year, the number of murders and shootings has decreased by about 12%.

But other major crimes, such as grand larceny, robbery and burglary, have skyrocketed. Thus putting more pressure on New York City investigators.

The 44-year-old detective from the Bronx, who has been on the job since 2005, said she would file her retirement papers today if she could.

“If I could, I would definitely do it,” she said. “I was born and raised in the Bronx and things got so bad. I'm taking my family's time to work on these cases, and they're not going anywhere."

She said that she works with minors and that it is especially unpleasant when judges release criminals to freedom.

“Recently, I had a case with a minor with a weapon. But the judge let him out and said he had a drug problem,” she recalls. “He ordered parts for a ghost pistol and fired on the boulevard. If I could retire tomorrow, I would. It's tiring."

DiGiacomo, president of the Detectives Association, said police officers are feeling demoralized by the lack of support from politicians.

“Politicians care more about criminals than about the cops and New Yorkers they protect,” he said.