{"id":59079,"date":"2022-08-28T21:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nypd-forcing-precinct-maintenance-managers-back-on-the-streets-amid-staff-shortage-rising-crime\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T21:03:08","slug":"nypd-forcing-precinct-maintenance-managers-back-on-the-streets-amid-staff-shortage-rising-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nypd-forcing-precinct-maintenance-managers-back-on-the-streets-amid-staff-shortage-rising-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD forcing precinct maintenance managers back on the streets amid staff shortage, rising crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Now they&#8217;ll be tasked with trying to clean up the city.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD is dispatching its plant managers \u2014 who usually spend their days doing upkeep at police precincts \u2014 back on the streets as the department battles a staffing shortage and rising crime, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The change is part of the NYPD&#8217;s \u201ceffort to maximize the number of uniformed members assigned to perform patrol duties,\u201d according to an internal memo reviewed by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The uniformed members of the force assigned as plant managers in patrol, transit and housing bureaus will now have to potentially mop up bigger messes across the city, while civilian maintenance workers take over their duties, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>The move is part of the NYPD&#8217;s \u201ceffort to maximize the number of uniformed members assigned to perform patrol duties\u201d amid staff shortages and rising crime.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Eduardo Munoz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The memo told the cops they would be returning to \u201coperational duties\u201d like daily patrol and transit train runs, and the department said its plant manager role would be discontinued.  It was not immediately clear when the memo was sent. <\/p>\n<p>The switch-up is sure to be a startling shift to the plant managers, whose tasks usually include emptying garbage bins and making sure cops have a comfortable lounge, a police source said. <\/p>\n<p>Each of the 77 precincts had a plant manager prior to the memo, the source added, and the position was in high demand among New York&#8217;s Finest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCops would kill their mothers for the plant manager spot,\u201d said a retired NYPD officer who used to have the plum gig.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear how many cops are expected to be impacted by the memo.  The NYPD didn&#8217;t return a request for comment Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes amid a massive cop exodus from the NYPD, with 2,465 police officers filing to leave the department this year \u2014 42% more than the 1,731 who exited at the same time last year.  More cops have also been hanging up their holsters before reaching the 20 years required for a full pension.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now they&#8217;ll be tasked with trying to clean up the city. The NYPD is dispatching its plant managers \u2014 who usually spend their days doing upkeep at police precincts \u2014 back on the streets as the department battles a staffing shortage and rising crime, The Post has learned. The change is part of the NYPD&#8217;s &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nypd-forcing-precinct-maintenance-managers-back-on-the-streets-amid-staff-shortage-rising-crime\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NYPD forcing precinct maintenance managers back on the streets amid staff shortage, rising crime<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[589,687,1758,8574,15756],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44334,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nyc-yellow-taxi-driver-beaten-to-death-in-queens\/","url_meta":{"origin":59079,"position":0},"title":"NYC yellow taxi driver beaten to death in Queens","date":"August 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A yellow taxi driver died after a beatdown by passengers who tried to rob him in Queens, police and sources said. 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