NYPD Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo hit his breaking point after working long hours covering protests against state-imposed coronavirus lockdowns in Borough Park last week — only to be harangued by the mayor afterward, the sources said.

When he got home from one of the shifts, Pichardo missed a call from the mayor — who summoned him to City Hall on Friday to chew him out for the oversight, sources said.

Hizzoner “routinely loses his s—t about missed phone calls,” another source added.

Then, on Saturday night, the mayor’s office texted Pichardo several times about a house party in the Bronx, a law enforcement source said, explaining that dealing with such an issue should fall to the precinct’s commander.
“This is nothing but inappropriate meddling from a person who doesn’t know anything about patrol — even though he has been here for seven years,” the source said of de Blasio.

It was unclear when Pichardo’s last day would be — though it can come in the next 30 days.

Pichardo, who oversees the department’s “largest and most visible bureau” — including a majority of its nearly 24,000 uniformed police officers — was appointed by Police Commissioner Dermot Shea in December, according to the NYPD.

He began his career in 1997, serving as a police cadet before graduating to a police officer in the Midtown North Precinct two years later.

He went on to hold a number of high-profile posts, including as commanding officer of the 33rd Precinct in Washington Heights and commanding officer of the 43rd Precinct in the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Before being tapped for chief of patrol, he served as the executive officer in the Patrol Services Bureau under Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison.

Pichardo was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York City at the age of 9, the Manhattan Times reported in 2018.

At a promotion ceremony that year, Pichardo recalled how his public school education influenced his career as a police officer, the paper reported.

“I went to school with every race, creed and religion, every type of kid,” he said at the time.

“The only way that the city will continue to thrive is by strengthening those bonds, ensuring that we do our jobs, but you do your part too,” he added.

Then-Police Commissioner James O’Neill lauded him at the ceremony, saying Pichardo is a “great cop, but more importantly, he’s a great human being.”

The department confirmed his resignation.

“Chief Fausto Pichardo, the NYPD Chief of Patrol, filed for retirement on Tuesday, ending an accomplished more than two-decade-long career in the New York City Police Department,” the department said in a statement.

“Chief Pichardo, 43, was the first Chief of Patrol of Dominican heritage in NYPD history and has worked tirelessly in recent months to guide the men and women in uniform through a series of challenging issues that have strained the city and the agency.”

In a statement, de Blasio spokesperson Bill Neidhardt said, “Chief of Patrol Pichardo is a deeply respected leader in the NYPD and City Hall is continuing to have conversations with him regarding his future.”

Additional reporting by Ben Feuerherd and Craig McCarthy

Source: https://nypost.com/2020/10/13/nypds-chief-of-patrol-fausto-pichardo-resigns/

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Winfield residents say they had no idea they were about to be left with no real police department.

The police chief, sergeant, and one officer have quit.

The chief posted his resignation to Facebook on Sept. 21.

“It has been an honor to serve this community as your chief of police and I will truly miss serving the community in this capacity. But unfortunately what is right is not always the easy decision,” said the former police chief in the post.

The chief couldn’t comment on why he and others were resigning because he is technically still an employee of the city until his two weeks are up on Oct. 15.

Sgt. Moore is one of the other officers who resigned, and his last day is Friday.

The city of Winfield welcomed him to the police department less than two weeks ago.

The mayor said he couldn’t comment on the resignations because it is a personnel matter.

He agreed to do a Zoom interview and then backed out about 20 minutes before the meeting was scheduled to start.

The aldermen had the same comments as the mayor, saying it is a personnel matter.

Source: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/3-out-of-4-winfield-police-department-employees-resign/

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