The new NYPD chief of the Internal Affairs Bureau has a bone to pick with detectives he believes are abusing overtime while making arrests.
Joseph Reznick sent a memo April 8 to high-ranking officers at six NYPD internal-affairs groups, chastising their cops for taking advantage of overtime.
“Don’t test me. Most arrests lacked quality and the end result was the same (no intelligence). I will not tolerate overtime abuse,” Reznick’s memo says.
A police source with knowledge of the matter said that Commissioner Bill Bratton is trying to boost morale within the department by taking on the IAB.
“It really has nothing to do with abusing overtime,” said the source. “Bratton is trying to show that he’s not in line with the old regime.”