Former Commander Exposes NYPD’s Corrupt Disciplinary Process That Often Gave Cops Special Treatment

 

By Graham Rayman

 

As the commander of a unit that investigated detectives' misconduct, Warner Frey got a harsh education on the unfairness of the NYPD's disciplinary system.

Frey, who retired in 2015, told the Daily News earlier this month that as head of the Detective Bureau investigations unit from 2012 to 2014, he saw firsthand that high-ranking NYPD officials routinely meddled in internal probes and cops with the right connections often got special treatment.

Chiefs and other cops above his pay grade often pressed him to close his cases prematurely or curtail investigations of favored officers, Frey said.

"It was the phone at least twice a week saying, 'What's going on?' Many, many times. Different chiefs. They would say, 'What's going on with my guy?' It was always my guy. It got a little old after a while," Frey said.

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Source: The New York Daily News (via Empire Report New York)