NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

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NYPD Chief Instructs Cops to Take Care With Car Chases

Aug. 16, 2023, 3:16 p.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:35 p.m.

A memo from Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey urges safety first. It comes after a string of crash injuries and a CITY expose of a surge in vehicle pursuits.

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Eric Adams Personally Asked Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Not to Discipline Top Chief, Source Tells THE CITY

June 29, 2023, 7:03 p.m.June 30, 2023, 7:53 a.m.

When she did anyway, Keechant Sewell figured her days as top cop would end, but a spokesperson for City Hall denies the conversation with the mayor ever took place.

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns

June 12, 2023, 6:10 p.m.June 13, 2023, 1:45 p.m.

Her departure comes after a top City Hall public safety official close to Mayor Eric Adams held his own high-level NYPD meetings and media briefings on crime.

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Top Uniformed NYPD Cop’s Misconduct Case Headed for Internal Trial

May 24, 2023, 12:44 p.m.May 24, 2023, 7:14 p.m.

Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey is facing a penalty for abuse of authority that would typically be meted out by the police commissioner. The case is going to a hearing instead.

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NYPD Chief Ordered Ex-Cop’s Arrest Voided After Gun Chase, Review Finds

April 19, 2023, 5:05 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

Jeffrey Maddrey overrode a Brooklyn police sergeant’s decision to book a former colleague who pursued three boys in Brownsville — with his firearm drawn, they say.

Law Enforcement

Top Uniformed NYPD Officer Abused Authority in Brooklyn Gun Incident, Oversight Finds

April 14, 2023, 7:18 p.m.Oct. 17, 2023, 12:25 p.m.

Civilian Complaint Review Board determined that Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey committed misconduct when he intervened in the 2021 arrest of a retired cop who had chased three boys in Brownsville.

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Brownsville Kids Chased by Armed Ex-Cop March to City Hall, Pick Up First From NYC Pol

April 10, 2023, 7:59 p.m.May 22, 2023, 9:43 a.m.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Monday became the only elected official to validate the three boys’ claims that ex-cop Kruythoff Forrester chased them for seven minutes and pointed a gun at them in Nov. 2021.

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Brooklyn Boys Who Say Ex-Cop Menaced Them With Gun Speak Out on Hot 97

April 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was arrested and sprung within hours after NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey showed up at the precinct. The three boys Forrester chased say they’ve felt like no one in power has believed them.

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Adams Backs NYPD Chief’s Intervention Before Retired Cop’s Gun Arrest Was Voided

March 10, 2023, 3:30 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Mayor stands by Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey following THE CITY’s video investigation of the 2021 incident — while an attorney for three boys who alleged an ex-officer menaced them demands further investigation.

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WATCH: Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest

March 9, 2023, 5:18 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:24 p.m.

Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of menacing three youths in 2021, but his arrest was voided about an hour after two top cops showed up at the Brownsville precinct house.

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

NYPD Chief Instructs Cops to Take Care With Car Chases

Eric Adams Personally Asked Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Not to Discipline Top Chief, Source Tells THE CITY

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns

Top Uniformed NYPD Cop’s Misconduct Case Headed for Internal Trial

NYPD Chief Ordered Ex-Cop’s Arrest Voided After Gun Chase, Review Finds

Top Uniformed NYPD Officer Abused Authority in Brooklyn Gun Incident, Oversight Finds

Brownsville Kids Chased by Armed Ex-Cop March to City Hall, Pick Up First From NYC Pol

Brooklyn Boys Who Say Ex-Cop Menaced Them With Gun Speak Out on Hot 97

Adams Backs NYPD Chief’s Intervention Before Retired Cop’s Gun Arrest Was Voided

WATCH: Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest

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