The NYPD’s chief of patrol says he is cracking down on his own officers who park illegally.
Police sources told PIX11 News that after the chief had a feisty exchange with a Brooklyn city councilman on Monday, word has been spreading among the rank-and-file officers to avoid questionable parking.
“It drives me insane when I see a car parked on the sidewalk blocking people from walking,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell on Monday.
“I understand what the issue is. I am dealing with it. I am not treating it like a joke.”
Chell said 39 times in the last four months he has punished officers for parking illegally or obscuring their personal license plates. He said he is docking vacation days and leaving notes in personnel files.
Plus, Chell said he has sent out memos, made rollcall announcements, and even got police unions involved — all to hold officers accountable when they break parking rules, particularly around precincts with their personal vehicles and squad cars.
His comments came in response to questioning by Brooklyn Councilman Lincoln Restler, who said the efforts don’t go nearly far enough.
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