NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The Civilian Complaint Review Board substantiated misconduct allegations against Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, the highest ranking uniformed NYPD officer, for a 2021 incident in which he intervened in the arrest of a former officer who allegedly pointed a gun at children.
The CCRB, the civilian oversight body responsible for investigating NYPD misconduct, recommended Command Discipline B, a punishment that can result in a maximum loss of 10 vacation days.
The investigation centered around a Nov. 24, 2021 incident in which retired NYPD officer Kruythoff Forrester allegedly chased two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy after one of them hit his storefront security camera with a basketball.
The boys claimed he brandished a gun while chasing them and pointed it at one of them.
Body-worn camera footage obtained by investigative news outlet The City showed Forrester dropping Maddrey’s name after he was arrested and asking police at the 73rd precinct house in Brownsville to contact the high-ranking officer.
At the time, Maddrey was the NYPD chief of community affairs.
Video shows Maddrey shaking hands and chatting with precinct officials. Within 90 minutes of his arrival, the police released Forrester and voided his arrest.
A probe by the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau found no misconduct by Maddrey, but the CCRB’s findings contradict that conclusion
Though the CCRB concluded Maddrey violated department policy, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell will ultimately decide whether to punish him.
The NYPD did not respond to 1010 WINS’ request for comment on the incident and the board’s findings.
"After carefully reviewing the evidence, the full board deliberated this case and substantiated misconduct against Chief Maddrey," Arva Rice, the interim chair of the CCRB, told 1010 WINS. "We used the NYPD’s Disciplinary Matrix to determine the recommended discipline and it is now up to the Police Commissioner to hold Chief Maddrey accountable."
Maddrey has faced 19 prior allegations of misconduct across seven incidents. The CCRB substantiated three of those complaints, exonerated him of eight, found three did not constitute violations of department policy and could not determine the veracity of the other five.
In 2017, he was penalized 45 vacation days for getting in a physical fight with a subordinate and for impeding the NYPD’s investigation into the incident.
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