The NYPD’s top cop, who abruptly resigned late Friday following serious allegations that he greenlighted a subordinate’s excessive overtime pay, has a checkered past.
Department Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who held the highest uniformed position in the force, suddenly stepped down After the Post revealed explosive allegations That he regularly preyed on Lieutenant Quatisha Epps, demanding sex from the mother of three at NYPD headquarters.
Mayor Adams, a former policeman, on Saturday denied the disgusting allegations made against his longtime friend “Extremely worrying and worrying.,
“The police commissioner is conducting a thorough review of all personnel, but she is also conducting a thorough review of this issue, and it would be inappropriate for me to go into detail about these allegations,” Adams said.
According to NBC, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office is investigating Epps’ allegations against Maddrey and that federal authorities have also opened an investigation.
“These are extremely serious and disturbing claims that allegedly occurred at NYPD headquarters in Manhattan,” said a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “We are investigating.”
Maddrey joined the NYPD in 1991 and quickly advanced through the ranks, becoming commander of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North in 2015.
During his time on the force, he became close to Adams, both of whom were members of the NYPD Guardians Association, a black fraternal organization that met at the South Oxford Tennis Club in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
After Adams was selected, Maddrey boasted to colleagues that he was confident his longtime friend would give him the prestigious chief of patrol post that controls all of the NYPD’s borough commands.
Despite initially being appointed chief of residence, Maddrey rose to the position of chief of patrol by May 2022, before being promoted to chief of department in November, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the entire 36,000-officer force. Was responsible for management.
But the heavy Madre left a lot of damage as soon as he climbed the stairs.
he has been assaulted numerous lawsuits and disciplinary investigationsThat includes allegations of sexual assault and harassment by at least three subordinates in the NYPD.
“It’s shocking,” said a retired NYPD chief who spoke on condition of anonymity. “How did (Madre) get away with what he did years ago?”
A recently retired black detective criticized Maddrey for undermining the work of minorities on the force.
“We are making great progress in getting crime back to normal,” he said. “Everyone will now remember that one of the highest ranking members of the police department is Horndog.”
The four-star chief also faced criticism for quashing the arrest of a retired policeman in November 2021 after the former officer allegedly chased and pointed a gun at three young boys in Brownsville, Brooklyn. They had vandalized a security camera in a real estate. The policeman’s family had a basketball in the office.
Former Commissioner Keith Sewell has docked the embattled chief 10 vacation days in 2023 after the Civilian Complaint Review Board accused him of abusing his authority to benefit a former aide.
Amid the controversy in the wake of the CCRB’s findings, Adams defended his friend and insisted he was “proud” to have Maddrey as NYPD department chief.
Additional reporting by Khristina Naryznaya
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