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BY SAL GRECODelinda Giraldo’s lawsuit echoes what SalGreco.com and The Sal Greco Show have repeatedly highlighted: allegations of harassment, retaliation, tribalism and failures of internal accountability that ultimately leave New York City taxpayers holding the bill.Another lawsuit. Another NYPD employee alleging harassment. Another accusation that resisting inappropriate conduct was followed not by …
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BY SAL GRECOThe conviction of NYPD Police Officer Omar Habib has already become a landmark case in New York City. On August 13, a Bronx jury convicted Habib of second-degree strangulation, third-degree assault and unlawful methods of restraint, making him the first NYPD officer prosecuted and convicted under New York City’s post-George Floyd chokehold law.But now there are serious questions surrounding one …
BY SAL GRECOAs the NYPD attempts to turn the page on one of its most troubled commands, the selection of new leadership raises another uncomfortable question: Why does Captain Gabrielle Walls—an experienced captain who has already alleged retaliation and discrimination in a lawsuit that survived a major dismissal attempt—remain without a command?The leadership revolving door at the NYPD’s troubled 46th …
BY SAL GRECOThere are moments in journalism when the final chapter of a story says more than any argument ever could.Today is one of those moments.Former NYPD Sergeant Tiffany Howell pleaded guilty Wednesday to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and Manslaughter in the Second Degree for the drunken, wrong-way Taconic State Parkway crash that killed 61-year-old Manuel Boitel.Howell entered the pleas …
BY SAL GRECOThe questions surrounding New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and the business interests and affiliations of her husband, investor Dan Levine, are no longer confined to one transaction or one City agency.Now there is a third situation that deserves scrutiny.And this one involves $25 million in taxpayer money, the New York City Council, Council Speaker Julie Menin, and the Fulton …
BY SAL GRECOThe NYPD’s Mobile Field Force is supposed to be exactly what its name suggests: a pool of officers capable of being rapidly moved throughout New York City when additional police resources are needed.On paper, the concept makes sense.In practice, however, allegations coming from inside the NYPD raise a much different question: Has Mobile Field Force evolved from a flexible crime-fighting …
