{"id":1011739,"date":"2021-11-14T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T20:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1011739"},"modified":"2021-11-14T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T20:43:31","slug":"nypd-officers-flee-new-york-for-better-opportunities-in-florida-police-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-officers-flee-new-york-for-better-opportunities-in-florida-police-department\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD Officers Flee New York for Better Opportunities in Florida Police Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnypd-officers-flee-new-york-for-better-opportunities-in-florida-police-department%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1011739&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-516530008.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Police officers are leaving the New York City Police Department and joining the police department in Lakeland, Florida, as officers say they are better received in the Florida community.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/13\/nypd-cops-find-respect-warm-welcome-more-money-in-florida\/\">reported<\/a> that 14 officers have fled the NYPD for the Lakeland Police Department in the past year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Lakeland embarked on a campaign months ago to recruit NYPD officers through social media. In April, the department sent a group to recruit officers in Times Square, the <em>Post<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>One officer who made the transition to the Lakeland Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=438385440839270\">spoke<\/a> of his experience with recruiters in Times Square in a September press conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).<\/p>\n<p>Former NYPD officer Matthew Spoto recalled his conversation with a background investigator at the Times Square meeting and called it \u201can eye-opener.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cHe said that you could park your police vehicles in front of your house, and to me, I thought that was mind-blowing,\u201d Spoto said, alluding to the difference in community perception of police in both cities. \u201cI used to have to lie about what I used to do. I used to have to tell people I was like a bartender because it was almost like I was ashamed to be a law enforcement officer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think everybody, regardless of the career that you chose \u2013 you want to be appreciated in what you do. It doesn\u2019t matter what job you do,\u201d Spoto went on to say.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The former NYPD officer also stated,&nbsp;<span>\u201cI wanted to all these things&nbsp;<\/span>to help people\u201d as an NYPD officer, but \u201c<span>the tools and the laws that were set in front of me did not allow&nbsp;<\/span><span>me to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to New York City\u2019s official website, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/careers\/police-officers\/po-benefits.page\">starting<\/a> rate for new officers is a $42,500 yearly salary, while the minimum salary in Lakeland, Florida is $53,000 the <em>Post<\/em> reports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/local\/2021\/05\/18\/lakeland-police-department-gets-pay-raises-under-new-union-contract\/5136281001\/\">citing<\/a> the<em> Lakeland Ledger<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;The <em>Post<\/em> reports a major selling point to NYPD officers during the recruiting trip was that working in Lakeland, Florida, comes without any city or state income taxes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Patrick Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association, spoke with the <em>Post<\/em> regarding the exodus of officers from the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMany New York City cops are weighing our sub-standard salary against the ever-increasing challenges, scrutiny and abuse, and they\u2019re voting with their feet,\u201d Lynch said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cThey don\u2019t even need to go all the way to Florida. There are many better-paying police departments in and around NYC, and they\u2019re hiring,\u201d Lynch added. \u201cWe certainly don\u2019t blame anybody for leaving. But New York City needs to wake up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The most recent factor resulting in tensions between officers and the NYPD is Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s (D) vaccine mandate for municipal workers, which went into effect on November 1, according to the <em>Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Gov. DeSantis further <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1457722472422416389\">solidified<\/a> the stark contrast between Florida and New York, stating, \u201c<span>Look, no cop, no firefighter, no nurse, nobody should be losing their jobs because of these jabs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8086956521739\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No police officer, firefighter, nurse or anyone should lose their job because of COVID jabs. <\/p>\n<p>We are going to stand up and protect Floridians\u2019 rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2m3WdZ2yX\">pic.twitter.com\/L2m3WdZ2yX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1457722472422416389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have got to stand up for people and protect their jobs, and protect their livelihoods,\u201d the governor added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police officers are leaving the New York City Police Department and joining the police department in Lakeland, Florida, as officers say they are better received in the Florida community. 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