NYPD transit chief to leave police department for MTA job: sources
NEW YORK (PIX11) – NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper will be leaving the police department at the end of September, sources told PIX11 news.
The NYPD has seen a drop in crime on the subway amid an ongoing mental health crisis during his tenure.
Kemper is taking a job with the MTA, sources said.
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