The push comes at a time when the NYPD is facing major staffing issues. Why would you go above and beyond to do anything at this point?” The attitude is want to get you for something. “Guys are saying they’ve never seen morale so bad.

“It’s pathetic, everybody’s talking about it,” one Brooklyn cop, a 20-year veteran, told the Post. Those who break the rules face internal write-ups that could lead to lost holiday time - usually five to 10 days depending on the infraction. The section is tasked with investigating improprieties such as officers who keep inaccurate memo books, tint their windows too dark on their personal cars or turn up for a detail without their hats, an NYPD spokesman said. The bureau enforces strict regulations, including that officers do not drink coffee on the job, grow their beards past the departmental limit of one-quarter of an inch, or “fail to comb their hair properly”. The New York Police Department (NYPD) recently introduced a Professional Standards Bureau, which some say is fostering low morale in the force, the New York Post reported.

New York police officers are complaining that a new crackdown on minor infringements such as drinking coffee on the job and long beards is contributing to the city’s historic shortage of officers.

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