Sources say that 24 police officers in the Bronx made tickets vanish in exchange for gifts. They were caught when they were investigating a union delegate suspected of working with a drug dealer. That's when they heard a cop ask the delegate to fix a ticket for him.
There are also 10 other officers who are suspected of lesser offenses, including obstructing governmental administration. The department installed a system allowing each summons to be tracked electronically back in 2009. Since then, it's next to impossible to make a ticket vanish.
When police take bribes, they create mistrust in the community they serve. This looks like a good way to build trust in the community.
ReplyDeleteOfficers like that give police in general a bad name. And the way the public feels about officers lately it's a shame this happened.
ReplyDeleteI agree with dispatcher, there are few bad apples in every bunch. The public should not focus on the bad but look at the majority and see the value that the police provide and do. The administration should be picking out the bad.
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