NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey joined as a cadet in 1988 and served in the department’s third-highest ranking position for just under a year.
By Jillian Delaney Source New York Daily News Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Chief of Department Kenneth Corey walked out of NYPD headquarters for the final time Tuesday, after a 34-year career with the New York City Police Department.
Corey served as the chief of department, the third-highest ranking position in the NYPD, for just under a year.
During Corey’s walkout ceremony, he was saluted by dozens of uniformed officers and other officials as he left 1 Police Plaza with his family.
Corey began his journey in the NYPD in 1988 as a cadet, and swiftly moved up the ranks, including chief of training, assistant chief, and inspector and commanding officer of the medical division.
During his time as chief of department, he managed over 25,000 police officers and other law enforcement agents.
Though the NYPD has been battling a 30% increase in crime this year, gun violence was down 12% at the time of Corey’s retirement from the police force.
Corey has accepted an undisclosed job offer that is said to have national significance, with the potential to hold international importance as well.
NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey will replace Corey as the department’s highest-ranking uniformed cop it was announced Wednesday.