Rocky Election Year Expected Amid Rise in NYPD Staff Quitting
Published on December 1, 2023
After being injured in the line of duty during the George Floyd riots three years ago, Lt. Richard Mack retired from the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 2021. “I got attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge by several assailants and had to get eye surgery,” Mr. Mack told The Epoch Times. Mr. Mack is among the 14,908 police officers who either retired or quit between 2018 and 2023, leaving just 29,000 on the job, according to NYPD pension data obtained by The Epoch Times. Although he’s no longer working in law enforcement, Mr. Mack is concerned officers who remain on the job will experience fatigue....