A new report from an independent police monitor has found that two high-ranking NYPD officials violated department policy by sharing “unprofessional” posts on social media.

According to the city's Department of Investigation, a number of postings on X (formerly known as Twitter) were not only unprofessional in tone but also "encouraged an unproductive public discourse" that violated NYPD policies on acting with courtesy and civility.

A new inspector general's report criticizes the social media practices of some NYPD executives and called for significant policy reforms.

Top NYPD officials were slammed for a series of “hostile” social media posts where they routinely lashed out at politicians, reporters and activists, a scathing new report claims. NYPD

The Department of Investigation says social media posts by NYPD executives violated professionalism standards, encouraged “unproductive” discourse and failed to comply with citywide policies.

A slew of social media posts by top NYPD brass earlier this year were “unprofessional” and fomented an “unproductive public discourse,” the city’s Department of Investigation (DOI) found in a new report released Tuesday.

The DOI found that the posts — largely by current Chief of Department John Chell and Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry — violated the city’s social media policies and weren’t properly

The video above originally aired on May 9, 2024 NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – City investigators found that some social media posts by NYPD executives over the past year were