Retirement and New Beginnings

Upon retiring from the New York City Transit Police Department after 22 years, I was given a second chance to start over, in a new police department and to be able to continue doing what I loved, being a police officer. What I didn't know at the time, the town of Palm Beach P.D. wasn’t all that I thought it would be. Instead, the department revolved on favoritism; and if you questioned their decisions, they retaliated against you.

Challenges and Retaliation

This was obvious from the time I took my first promotion test for the rank of sergeant. I was passed over for the next three promotions, even though I was higher up on the list. They employed the Peter Principle, promote the man to his next level of incompetence. I had the moral courage to speak up, and the rank and file stood idly by. Then the retaliation started, with lower yearly evaluations, refusal to sign off on off-duty police courses to further my law enforcement career, and avoiding rewarding me as Officer of the Month for outstanding arrests; it went to officers with mediocre arrests.

Eleven 11 years to fully reach top out pay, whereby other officers reached the top after four to five years, and I was assigned to the least desirable patrol zones for long periods of time. After working for the two past chiefs, the department turned around. I never gave up, and I maintained my moral courage to stand up for what was right.

Recognition and Giving Back

Finally, after eleven 11 years, I was recognized for who I was and what I stood for. The next nine years were most rewarding.

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