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| Will a Top N.Y.P.D Chief Who Let an Arrested Officer Walk Be Punished? | Will a Top N.Y.P.D Chief Who Let an Arrested Officer Walk Be Punished? |
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| At 11:14 p.m. on the night before Thanksgiving 2021, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey strode into a Brooklyn precinct. He had gotten a call that a retired officer whom he once supervised was under arrest after being accused of brandishing a gun at three boys. | At 11:14 p.m. on the night before Thanksgiving 2021, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey strode into a Brooklyn precinct. He had gotten a call that a retired officer whom he once supervised was under arrest after being accused of brandishing a gun at three boys. |
| Chief Maddrey lectured the sergeant who had arrested the retired officer, Kruythoff Forrester, ordered the arrest voided and then warmly shook Mr. Forrester’s hand in the lobby, according to a report by the independent Civilian Complaint Review Board and video of the incident. | Chief Maddrey lectured the sergeant who had arrested the retired officer, Kruythoff Forrester, ordered the arrest voided and then warmly shook Mr. Forrester’s hand in the lobby, according to a report by the independent Civilian Complaint Review Board and video of the incident. |
| Last week, the board, which investigates misconduct and recommends punishments, sent Chief Maddrey a letter stating that he had abused his authority that night. It said Chief Maddrey, at the time head of community affairs for the Police Department, had “improperly influenced an arrest” when he ordered Mr. Forrester freed. | Last week, the board, which investigates misconduct and recommends punishments, sent Chief Maddrey a letter stating that he had abused his authority that night. It said Chief Maddrey, at the time head of community affairs for the Police Department, had “improperly influenced an arrest” when he ordered Mr. Forrester freed. |
| Now, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell must decide what — if any — punishment will be imposed on Chief Maddrey, who is now the department’s third-highest-ranking police official, a promotion that she awarded him. For Commissioner Sewell, it is a fraught decision: Chief Maddrey has denied wrongdoing, and Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed Commissioner Sewell, has publicly defended him. | Now, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell must decide what — if any — punishment will be imposed on Chief Maddrey, who is now the department’s third-highest-ranking police official, a promotion that she awarded him. For Commissioner Sewell, it is a fraught decision: Chief Maddrey has denied wrongdoing, and Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed Commissioner Sewell, has publicly defended him. |