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Brad Lander: “If they all go, we're going to be over 5,000 officers down…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 18:30

But today we only have 33, five and 4,000 officers are going to hit their 20 years when they can retire this year because 2005 was a number of a lot of hire. So If they all go, we're going to be over 5,000 officers down from headcount. Now that's a big driver of overtime. If you're 5,000 officers down, then you wind up doing it with overtime. You're spending a lot more money and a lot less accountability. (18:30–18:35)

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Asserts that if all eligible officers retire, the force will be over 5,000 officers below headcount.

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