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Inspector Let Recruits Who Failed Psychological Exam Join the N.Y.P.D.
- NYPD Inspector Terrell Anderson transferred from recruit assessment on May 12 amid probe over allowing more than 70 failed psychological exam candidates to remain at the Police Academy.
- The transfer followed claims that NYPD brass pressured Anderson to retain disqualified recruits to address the department’s staffing crisis and fill depleted ranks.
- One favored recruit, Emilio Andino, who failed psych tests, was kept at the academy after intervention from retired officer Quathisha Epps, who had close ties to former Chief Jeffrey Maddrey.
- NYPD numbers declined from 40,200 officers in 2000 to 34,475 in 2025, prompting eased recruit standards in February and a target of 35,000 officers by next year.
- The case highlights internal pressure and retaliation concerns within the NYPD as Anderson’s transfer and ongoing lawsuits suggest challenges in upholding recruitment standards amid staffing shortages.
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NYPD inspector bumped for keeping more than 70 troubled recruits at academy — including ex-‘sex for OT’ cop’s nephew: sources
Among the troubled recruits allegedly kept on by Anderson was the nephew of ex-NYPD Lt. Quathisha Epps -- the former department bigwig implicated in a tawdry sex-for-OT scandal, the sources said.
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Retired Lt. Quathisha Epps allegedly kept her troubled nephew at the academy — one of dozens of police recruits kept on the rolls despite being disqualified, sources said.
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